Learners today, leaders tomorrow
MITx MicroMasters Program credential holders leverage MIT-caliber education to move their industries to the cutting edge.
At home and abroad with MISTI 2020
MISTI’s popular programs adapt to changing global circumstances in the wake of Covid-19.
Effort launches to “explore how MIT might invent a thriving new future”
Task Force 2021 and Beyond aims to map a stronger Institute for the post-Covid world.
Universities support MIT and Harvard in legal action against ICE visa policy
Multiple institutions have joined effort to block policy that would bar thousands of foreign students.
Empowering kids to address Covid-19 through coding
MIT App Inventor Challenge allows children to create apps that tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
Guided discovery in teaching structural mechanics
By emphasizing the process of discovery, instructors in course 2.001 (Mechanics and Materials I) provide engineering students a career-building foundation.
D-Lab moves online, without compromising on impact
With the campus shut down by Covid-19, the spring D-Lab class Water, Climate Change, and Health had to adapt.
MIT prison education program documentary wins New England Emmy Award
Film portrays groundbreaking initiative’s impact on MIT undergraduates and incarcerated students.
Design in a major key
MIT’s design minor and major programs give rise to polymath students with design skills they can apply to any field.
2020 Awards Convocation recognizes and honors MIT community members
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are recognized for their outstanding contributions to MIT.
Building a framework for remote making
A decision-making framework and wiki for students developed by MIT Project Manus and MIT Environment, Health and Safety enables safe making from home.
3 questions with James H. Williams, Jr., professor of mechanical engineering
Two new textbooks by Williams present engineering mechanics with a blend of the modern and historical.