Education, teaching, academics

Second-year student Albert Go (left) says the NEET program is the best way to learn: “I like application and learning from my peers. With the projects, I’m excited to see what I’m learning about come to life.” From left: Albert Go, Mitchell Guillaume, Michael Everett, and Yu Liang (Gloria) Fang.

Putting projects at the forefront

NEET pilot initiative centers around interdisciplinary projects to prepare students for the practice of engineering.

October 5, 2017

Governor Charlie Baker speaks with conference participants after his keynote address at the 2017 Online Learning Summit.

Exploring the new world of online credentials

Summit showcases dramatic growth of online learning and explores synergy with residential education.

October 3, 2017

"100 percent of MIT undergraduates study the arts and humanities, joining our faculty in addressing some of the largest, most consequential human questions of our time," notes Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Times Higher Education names MIT No. 2 university worldwide for the arts and humanities

Schools of Architecture and Planning; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and several centers are home to the arts and humanities at MIT.

September 18, 2017

Paul Gray was a devoted leader at MIT whose lifetime career at the Institute included turns as a student, professor, dean of engineering, associate provost, chancellor, president, and MIT Corporation chair.

Former MIT President Paul Gray dies at 85 after lifelong career of service and leadership at the Institute

Guided by a passion for teaching, MIT’s 14th president helped steer the Institute through decades of social change.

September 18, 2017

MIT named No. 5 university by U.S. News

Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 12, 2017

Professor Evelyn Wang, the director of MIT’s Device Research Laboratory, has been appointed associate head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Evelyn Wang joins leadership team in MechE

Mechanical engineering alumna and internationally recognized professor is the new associate head of the department.

September 6, 2017

Justin Reich is director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab and assistant professor in Comparative Media Studies/Writing.

Increasing equity through educational technology

Assistant Professor Justin Reich looks to transform educational settings by equipping teachers with the technology tools they need to best serve all students.

August 30, 2017

Participants in CEE’s second annual Kids Camp built structures using a magnetic modeling kit as part of an activity hosted by Professor Tal Cohen.

Inspiring the next generation of engineers

The second annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp exposes youth to accessible STEM activities.

August 28, 2017

High school physics teacher Scott Brunner (left) assembles a radar component with help from a Lincoln Laboratory instructor with the LLRISE program.

High school teachers become students for a week to learn about radar systems

2017 LLRISE program helps high school physics teachers bring new lessons and activities back to their classrooms.

August 18, 2017

Innovators from MIT Sandbox, including (l-r) Charlene Xia, Ryan Oldja, Jessica Shi, Achille Verheye, and Andrew "Kit” Kennedy, peer into the headquarters of The Engine, a combination of long-term investment, resources, and services for founders working on “tough tech” that prioritizes high-impact solutions to big problems over early profits.

Taking The Engine for a test drive

A group of MIT students gets a look under the hood.

August 18, 2017

MIT Professor Saman Amarasinghe’s undergraduate course on initiating and managing open-source development projects had no exams or problem sets. Assignments included consulting with mentors, interviewing users, writing a promotional plan — and, of course, leading the development of an open-source application.

Open-source entrepreneurship

New project-based course lets undergrads lead the development of open-source software.

August 11, 2017

Anette “Peko” Hosoi named associate dean of engineering

Mechanical engineering professor will help guide educational initiatives and strategy.

August 2, 2017

Graduate students Samantha Dale Strasser and Greg Stein are among the trained advisors working in the EECS Communication Lab.

Talk science to me

In the EECS Communication Lab, peer coaches provide guidance on papers, posters, presentations, and more.

July 27, 2017

Krishna Rajagopal named dean for digital learning

New position expands leadership roles for faculty in the Office of the Vice President for Open Learning.

July 26, 2017

Tracy Robyn Slatyer, the Jerrold R. Zacharias CD Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, receives her award from Dennis Freeman, dean for undergraduate education.

Second annual MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Awards recipients selected

Faculty and instructors recognized for improving classroom instruction and student engagement through innovative uses of digital technology.

July 25, 2017

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