Building a more diverse, global, lifelong learning community during the pandemic
In a year of unprecedented disruption, enrollment in online offerings grows by 140 percent at MIT Professional Education.
Empowering first-year students with the First-Year Leadership Experience
Workshops give first-year MIT students opportunities to connect with their peers, explore their leadership styles, and develop leadership skills.
Drawn to big challenges, from GM to Caterpillar
For Denise Johnson MS '97, Caterpillar Group president and MIT Leaders for Global Operations alumna, leadership is all about “continuous improvement.”
Staying ahead of the artificial intelligence curve with help from MIT
Intelenz co-founder Renzo Zagni credits MIT for the know-how he needed to launch his company and grow its AI-enabled offerings.
Sheila Widnall: A lifetime exploring the unknown
During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace and the U.S. military, and a changemaker for women in STEM.
Nergis Mavalvala named School of Science dean
Astrophysicist and associate head of the physics department will succeed Michael Sipser.
Bill Hanson, a founder of MIT Leaders for Global Operations, dies at 80
Mentor to hundreds of alumni was known for asking questions that prompted students to look within themselves.
Twelve MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2020-2021
Honor recognizes faculty mentors who devote true attention to students’ well-being.
2020 Awards Convocation recognizes and honors MIT community members
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are recognized for their outstanding contributions to MIT.
Achieving advisory equilibrium
Professors Paola Cappellaro, Warren Seering, and Lily Tsai honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Workforce Education Project details how Covid-19 upends assumptions
Report finds that higher education institutions can play a significant role in reforming workforce education.
Faithfully supporting well-being
Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Jinhua Zhao, and Kamal Youcef-Toumi honored as “Committed to Caring.”
A new way to prepare graduate students to lead in tech
A new graduate certificate offered through the Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program will launch this fall.
Thirty-eight exceptional MIT students named 2020 Burchard Scholars
Students expand intellectual horizons and leadership skills at dinner-seminars with MIT faculty.
Communicating respect for graduate students
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”