Responding to the tragedy in Ukraine
A letter from President Reif describes steps MIT is taking to care for members of its community and discontinue the MIT Skoltech program.
Progress toward a sustainable campus food system
Efforts ramp up to include the launch of new partnerships, support for local food industries, and a food-startup incubator in the Stratton Student Center.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2022
John Cohn and Franz-Josef Ulm, along with 19 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.
Eddie Glaude Jr.: “We must run toward our fears”
Annual MLK celebration at MIT features call to confront America’s history of racism in order to move forward.
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.
L. Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president
For a decade, Reif’s bold vision led the Institute to dynamic growth and increased stature on the world stage.
3 Questions: Kuheli Dutt reflects on diversity in science
Assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the MIT School of Science answers three questions about the work ahead.
3 Questions: Women’s rights and rising threats to press freedom worldwide
Polish journalist Ada Petriczko, an Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow at MIT, discusses ethical and cross-border journalism, freedom of speech, and the rise of autocracy.
School of Science announces 2022 Infinite Expansion Awards
Eight postdocs and research scientists within the School of Science honored for contributions to the Institute.
3 Questions: Anuradha Annaswamy on building smart infrastructures
Senior research scientist and her team are designing intelligent systems that could someday transform the way we travel and consume energy.
MIT students explore food sustainability
First-year students visit nonprofit grocer in Central Square providing low-cost, nutritious food; learn about food resources at MIT.
MIT in the media: 2021 in review
MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.
MIT community in 2021: A year in review
Top Institute stories dealt with the return to campus and continued response to Covid-19, MIT’s commitments to climate action, its support of a diverse community, and more.
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.
Shirley McBay, former MIT dean of student affairs and leading advocate for diversity, dies at 86
The trailblazing Black mathematician fought to bring more students from underrepresented groups into science and engineering fields.