Facing some pretty cold temperatures, the Office of the First Year (OFY) welcomed 900 of our first-year students to campus over Valentine’s Day weekend. We played music, handed out some sweet MIT swag, and respected all COVID-19 guidelines, which made for a successful arrival weekend. Following move-in, the Class of 2024 participated in two days…
Leveraging research done on campus, student-run MIT Driverless partners with industry collaborators to develop and test autonomous technologies in real-world racing scenarios.
Since 2015, Financial Literacy has been a forefront initiative of the Office of Graduate Education (OGE). The OGE’s Fellowship Team, along with the Graduate Community Fellow (GCF) for Financial Literacy Alexander Kossak, continue to provide helpful resources and develop unique programming on a wide range of financial topics, including investing, taxes, robo-advisors, fellowships, and even…
This summer MIT D-Lab is offering two dynamic and interactive virtual courses, open to staff, on Inclusive Innovation and Inclusive Business featuring real-world case studies, guest speakers, in-depth discussions and networking opportunities. The courses are a great way to connect with D-Lab values and approaches, build your innovation and market-based approaches skillsets while connecting with colleagues…
The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) at MIT, founded by Dr. Lee Perlman in 2017, is a non-profit housed in MIT’s Experimental Study Group (ESG). TEJI’s mission is to use education and technology to create sustainable solutions to mass incarceration, social injustice, and barriers to reentry. To give a little background, the US has the highest…
What is the Equal Pay Working Group? MIT’s newly launched Equal Pay Working Group has been working since summer 2020 to raise awareness of the issue of pay inequity. Led by CAPD and AMITA, (Association of MIT Alumnae), the group comprises students and staff from UPOP, SWE, GWAMIT, Women and Gender Studies, Sloan Alumni Relations, Sloan Career Development Office and the MIT School…
On February 24, 2021, the Office of Minority Education (OME) hosted the first virtual Induction Ceremony to induct 28 sophomores into the Laureates and Leaders program. Laureates and Leaders (L&L) is designed to encourage and support students, especially those from underrepresented minority groups, who are interested in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD in STEM. In…
The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar’s Office recently announced the 2021 Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows: mathematics professor Larry Guth, materials science and engineering professor Elsa Olivetti, nuclear science and engineering professor Michael Short, and biology professor Michael Yaffe. They were recognized at a private, virtual gathering on Friday, March 12 along with…
