Report announces enhancements to policies on student medical leave and hospitalization
Committee outlines strategies for building student trust in support systems, encouraging help-seeking, and providing coordinated, compassionate care.
The OpenMind::OpenArt Project
An MIT art studio and public gallery is raising awareness about mental health and wellness.
Featured video: Random acts of kindness
For RAK Week, community members dole out free hugs, snacks, and other kind acts.
MIT students invited to participate in 2017 Student Quality of Life Survey
Survey designed with input from students, faculty, and staff; gives enrolled students opportunity to express opinions about MIT experience.
Eastgate, Warehouse graduate communities seek new heads of house
Faculty are invited to learn more at an informational reception on March 8.
3Q: Suzy Nelson on protections for transgender students at MIT
The Institute’s nondiscrimination policies will continue to offer vital protections for MIT’s transgender community, says the vice president and dean for student life.
![“[W]hen I came here for CPW [Campus Preview Weekend], I realized that these people were really passionate about what they were doing, and that they were doing really cool things. It’s nerdy, but it’s my kind of nerdy,” senior Hermoon Worku says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201702/MIT-HermoonWorku-A1.jpg?itok=296Nh4HY)
Future physician-advocate
Senior Hermoon Worku is pursuing a career dedicated to surgery, advocacy, and teaching.
3 Questions: Emma Teng on “China Comes to Tech”
New exhibit delves into history of Chinese students at MIT.
Plants for the people
A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Matthew Cavuto: Getting a leg up on engineering
MIT senior will use Marshall Scholarship to work on devices that enhance mobility for the disabled.
Featured video: "I grew up in Damascus"
Driven to help others, an international MIT student is making a positive mark on the world.
West Garage site identified for new undergraduate residence hall
Centrally located dorm will enhance student life and learning experience, vibrancy of West Campus.
Academic All-Americans
MIT is second in the nation in Academic All-American accolades, which recognize scholarship and athletic excellence.
![“The whole goal of my life is to fix all the people problems. I sincerely think that the biggest problems we have are how we deal with each other, and how we treat each other. [We need to be] promoting empathy and understanding, and technology is an enormous power to influence that in a good way,” senior Garrett Parrish says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201701/A1-MIT-Garrett-Parrish-02.jpg?itok=Dny0_GHc)
Creating “big, beautiful things”
Senior Garrett Parrish combines art and technology, with dramatic effects.