Education, teaching, academics

J-PAL teaching assistants and program participants discuss how to design randomized evaluations in real-world settings.

Learning to evaluate social programs

Flagship J-PAL course teaches policy leaders how, why, and when to evaluate social programs ranging from antiviolence interventions to housing mobility initiatives.

August 16, 2018

Students in the Beaver Works Summer Institute’s Autonomous RACECAR course follow their cars around a racetrack during the program’s final race.

A transformative summer for student engineers

High school students explored engineering and technology at the Beaver Works Summer Institute, ending with robot races and demonstrations.

August 13, 2018

Professor of chemical engineering Kristala Prather teaches Fermentation Technology, a short program offered by MIT Professional Education.

A summer tune-up for industry professionals

A popular class on fermentation technology has been attracting mid-career students to MIT for more than 50 years.

August 11, 2018

To help students gain a better grasp of biological concepts, MIT and Northwestern University researchers have designed new educational kits that can be used to perform experiments that produce glowing proteins, scents, or other easily observed phenomena, through the engineering of DNA.

Inexpensive biology kits offer hands-on experience with DNA

Using freeze-dried, shelf-stable cellular components, students can learn about key biological concepts.

August 1, 2018

Members of J-WEL’s Higher Education Collaborative identified key themes at the March 2018 J-WEL Week.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab welcomes initial members

Membership in the first year includes leading companies, universities, and non-governmental organizations.

July 31, 2018

MIT historian Anne McCants, vice president of the International Economic History Association (IEHA), says that research presented at the 2018 World Economic History Congress speaks "directly to the questions the whole world is asking at this moment."

Q&A: Anne McCants on "Waves of Globalization," the 2018 World Economic History Congress at MIT

Congress of leading thinkers in economic, business, and social history convenes in the US for first time in 50 years.

July 30, 2018

Pierre Lermusiaux (left), professor of mechanical engineering and ocean science and engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for operations. Rohit Karnik (right), associate professor of mechanical engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for education.

Department of Mechanical Engineering announces new leadership team

Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.

July 27, 2018

MIT Associate Professor Taylor Perron has been appointed associate department head for MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

Taylor Perron named EAPS associate department head

Expert in landscape evolution will build upon the work of outgoing associate department head Tim Grove, supporting the EAPS education mission.

July 19, 2018

J-PAL North America’s Education, Technology, and Opportunity Innovation Competition supports education leaders in using randomized evaluations to generate evidence on how technology can improve student learning, particularly for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

J-PAL North America’s Education, Technology, and Opportunity Innovation Competition announces inaugural partners

July 6, 2018

Fraternal twins Miles (left) and Malik (right) George will matriculate at MIT this fall.

Dynamic duo

Incoming first-year students Malik and Miles George double down on their dream of attending MIT.

July 3, 2018

MIT undergraduate Mark Vrablic (standing, left) engages as the teaching assistant and mentor for a student group building a video game in a nine-day workshop that he helped design and publish on MIT’s OpenCourseWare along with Department of Materials Science and Engineering lecturer Kyle Keane and Andrew Ringler from the Interactive Materials Education Laboratory.

Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world

Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies.

June 28, 2018

MIT President L. Rafael Reif (left) and Talal Shair sign documents related to the collaboration between the Dar Group and MIT.

MIT Collaboration with Dar Group supports the future of architecture, planning, and design

June 26, 2018

Krishna Rajagopal (left) presents the Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education to Chris Caplice (left) and Eva Ponce.

Chris Caplice honored for creating first MicroMasters recognized by MIT

Center for Transportation and Logistics executive director honored with three notable awards for creating the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management.

June 18, 2018

Solver teams with MIT President L. Rafael Reif (far left) on stage during Solve at MIT.

Solve sparks powerful impact on global challenges

The open innovation program convenes Solve at MIT, three days of workshops, lectures, and discussions to advance global solutions.

June 6, 2018

MIT faculty approves new urban science major

Interdisciplinary undergraduate program combines urban planning and computer science.

June 5, 2018

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