In the Media
Podcast: MIT offers digital diplomas in the blockchain
MIT Senior Associate Dean and Registrar Mary Callahan is featured on this podcast produced by Enrollment Growth University.
Running Start
Students who hatch their companies at MIT are well-positioned for impact.
A NEET New Approach to Engineering Education (from Spectrum Fall Issue)
Curriculum focuses on new machines that will address social needs of the future
Kate Trimble appointed Office of Experiential Learning Director (The Tech)
Kate Trimble, the current Associate Dean for the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center, will become the new Director of the Office of Experiential Learning Dec. 1. Professor Kim Vandiver PhD ’75, former director of the OEL, will step down to focus his attention on the Edgerton Center.
Grad Life at MIT
Bioengineering graduate student Lauren Stopfer discusses her efforts to improve transparency of the MIT grad school application process, Laos rice paddies, and being told to “dress down” in science
MIT Admissions: protests won’t affect decisions (Boston Globe)
Joining high school protests against gun violence won’t negatively affect applicants’ chances of getting into the renowned Cambridge school.
Concourse Helps Get the (Kendall) Band Back Together (The Tech)
Instructor Steve Drasco and students ensure Paul Matisse’s 30-year-old Kendall Band continues to resonate.
WGBH: GOP Tax Plan Could Undermine Graduate Research
The House Republican tax bill is up for a vote this week and it’s got the attention of several groups who are opposed to the legislation. One group that may be particularly impacted: graduate students.