Building on an enduring bond
Tuskegee University and MIT deepen a connection that’s existed from the start.
MIT SHASS Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship Program welcomes 2023-24 class
The fellowship program enhances diversity in SHASS and provides fellows with professional support and mentoring.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2023-24
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
On the hunt for sustainable materials
PhD student Avni Singhal uses computational tools to help design new materials that address environmental challenges.
Bringing design justice to the classroom and workplace
Project shares ways to create community around design equity, ethics, and justice.
Empowering the next generation of philosophers through diversity and inclusion
Held annually at MIT, the PIKSI-Boston program brings together students from groups underrepresented in the field of philosophy.
Elsa Olivetti appointed associate dean of engineering
Materials science and engineering faculty member will oversee key programs and initiatives across the MIT School of Engineering.
Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.
Kimberly Rose Bennett awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellows are selected for their promise as future leaders in their scientific fields and for their commitment to advancing equity and inclusion.
Incoming MIT students surprise President Kornbluth with “Barbis” installation
For Interphase EDGE/x participants, a life-sized Barbie-themed TARDIS prompts reflections on social norms.
Denzil Streete named senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education
“Natural collaborator and advocate for students” will oversee the educational experience of the Institute’s 7,000 graduate students.
Summer research offers a springboard to advanced studies
Three graduate students forged a path to the same Picower Institute lab through participating in the MIT Summer Research Program in Biology and Neuroscience.
3 Questions: Noah Nathan and Ariel White on Global Diversity Lab summer internships
The first cohort of interns reflects a range of political science talent and potential.
A new way to evaluate the impact of medical research
Evaluating articles and journals using a new “diversity index” could promote a wider range of perspectives and better global health outcomes, researchers say.
Freeman Hrabowski encourages students to “hold fast to dreams” and take time for laughter
In a visit to MIT, the educator and author led a lively and inspiring Q&A with students.