“You’re surrounded by a community that cares about you”
President Reif and MIT faculty members welcome the Class of 2025 to campus.
Letter from President Reif: A new future for edX
MIT president writes to the community about the nonprofit launched by MIT and Harvard in 2012.
MIT and Harvard agree to transfer edX to ed-tech firm 2U
Two-part transaction would turn edX into a public benefit company while generously funding a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the impact of digital learning.
Melissa Nobles named MIT’s next chancellor
Dean of SHASS will move to senior academic post overseeing student life at the Institute.
“Commit to changing the world,” civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson urges the Class of 2021
MIT’s second-ever online Commencement celebrated the 3,298 graduates receiving diplomas, with tributes from Cambridge to Antarctica.
President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2021
“Through immense effort, self-discipline, creativity and compassion, you found a way to rise to the demands of this historic challenge… together,” Reif told graduates.
3 Questions: President Reif on the search for MIT’s next chancellor
MIT President L. Rafael Reif describes his search for Chancellor Barnhart’s successor.
MIT unveils a new action plan to tackle the climate crisis
The Institute commits to net-zero emissions by 2026, charts course marshaling all of MIT’s capabilities toward decarbonization.
Letter from President Reif: India, Covid, and our global community
MIT’s president writes to the community in the wake of new pandemic suffering unfolding in India, and increasingly across South Asia.
Cynthia Barnhart to step down as MIT’s chancellor
In seven years of service, the engineering professor led groundbreaking efforts to improve student well-being and success.
In Compton Lecture, Kwame Anthony Appiah analyzes foundations of racism
Philosopher describes racism as a tool for social control and systemic oppression.
President Reif urges two-track strategy to achieve global climate goals in 30 years
In a Boston Globe op-ed, MIT’s president argues that the US must invest in new breakthroughs while also deploying all available tools today.
Annual KSA meeting envisions Kendall Square coming back “better than ever”
The Cambridge-area innovation hub has been buffeted by the events of the past year but also shown great resilience and creativity, speakers said.
Letter from President Reif: Caring for each other amid the Chauvin trial
MIT’s president writes to the community about devoting time and space for observing a highly charged moment.