2023 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Gabrieli, Gubar, Martin, and Sass are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
Illuminating the successes and struggles of MIT Black history
The MIT Black History Project is documenting 150+ years of the Black experience at the Institute and beyond.
3 Questions: John Durant on the new MIT Museum at Kendall Square
The MIT Museum director describes how the museum is reinventing itself for the 21st century.
MIT welcomes eight MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2022-23
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
3 Questions: Provost Cynthia Barnhart on MIT's community of excellence
Provost Barnhart talks about the connection between diversity and excellence.
MIT to launch new Office of Research Computing and Data
Professor Peter Fisher will lead effort to grow and enhance computing infrastructure and services for MIT’s research community.
Jonathan Schwarz appointed director of MIT Institutional Research
Former associate director succeeds founding director Lydia Snover; MIT 2022 Quality of Life Survey launches.
2022 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Kamrin, Lang, McGee, and Shoulders are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
MIT ReACT welcomes first Afghan cohort to its largest-yet certificate program
Empowering a global community of learners in displacement.
President Reif writes to the community about plans to step down
Letter announces Reif's intention to step down as president at the end of 2022, and names Cynthia Barnhart as provost.
Cynthia Barnhart named MIT provost
Following seven years as chancellor, Barnhart will assume the Institute’s senior academic post.
Agustín Rayo named dean of SHASS
Philosophy professor brings deep experience in campus leadership to his role as head of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Q&A: John Dozier on the Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
MIT’s Institute community and equity officer discusses the opportunities and challenges of building consensus, the tensions between short and long-term planning, and the processes for bringing the MIT community together.
Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
After 40 years at MIT, including eight as its senior academic officer, Schmidt will return to lead his undergraduate alma mater.
Landmark Bio, a biomanufacturing facility co-founded by MIT, breaks ground in Watertown Arsenal
Public-private partnership aims to advance development and production of medical treatments.