ODL and OVC are seeking student nominations of faculty whose use of digital technologies in their teaching improved, enhanced, or inspired the learning experience. Instructors with academic instructional staff appointments may be nominated. Please note that graduate student teaching assi stants are not eligible for this award. If you would like to nominate one of…
Two MIT seniors, Jani Adcock and Drew Bent, will be part of this fall’s inaugural class of Knight-Hennessy Scholars. The fellowship funds the full cost of graduate education at Stanford University.
MIT received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas: Architecture/Built Environment; Linguistics; Chemical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Science and Information Systems; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Statistics and Operational Research.
We wanted to know more about Reif, the man behind some of MIT’s signature initiatives from the past decade. He was born and raised in Venezuela, studied at Stanford and, as we learned, enjoys a good game of chess.
Perhaps Corban Swain has inherited his idiosyncratic nature from his hometown. Huntsville, Alabama, has a dynamic history in the deep south: Originally a small cotton mill town, its selection as a post-WWII missile development site catapulted it into the space race. Later, it became an engineering enclave and hotspot for biotechnology.
MIT will further boost its undergraduate financial aid budget for the 2018-19 academic year to support a dynamic community of talented students and their families. The 9.6 percent increase in financial aid will counterbalance a 3.9 percent increase in tuition and fees.