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Below is the prepared text of the charge to the graduates by MIT President Susan Hockfield for the Institute’s...
Check back here frequently throughout the day for an updated slideshow of photos from before, during and after MIT's 146th Commencement ceremony. Congratulations to the Class of 2012.
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The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees — elected 10 term members, with terms ranging from two to five years, during its quarterly meeting today. President Susan Hockfield, who will...
At MIT, advanced degree candidates receive their doctoral hoods in a separate ceremony held the day before Commencement.
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With MIT President Susan Hockfield as the featured speaker, the Quarter Century Club (QCC) inducted 174 new members...
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” — new techniques for...
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” — new techniques for...
A carnival atmosphere overtook Killian Court today as students, faculty and staff came out en masse for a community picnic to celebrate Susan Hockfield, MIT’s 16th president, who will conclude her...
No one can be all things to all people. But President-elect L. Rafael Reif is regarded by many members of the MIT community as “warm,” “humble” and “human,” and as someone who cares deeply about...
Below are remarks delivered by President-Elect L. Rafael Reif at an MIT community meeting and reception held following Reif’s election as the Institute’s 17th president on May 16, 2012.
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“I cannot tell you that this is a dream come true,” L. Rafael Reif said shortly after his election...
L. Rafael Reif, a distinguished electrical engineer whose seven-year tenure as MIT’s provost has helped MIT maintain its appetite for bold action as well as its firm financial footing, has been...
Students who were involved in the search for MIT’s new leader say they welcome today’s selection of L. Rafael Reif as the Institute’s 17th president, citing his “willingness to engage students” as...
Members of the Class of 2015, from left, Abdulaziz Alghunaim, Elana Ben-Akiva...
As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing’s role in the country’s economic future through this series on...
On Feb. 16, when MIT President Susan Hockfield announced her intention to step down from her post, she set in...
MIT President Susan Hockfield and Harvard University President Drew Faust, accompanied by top officials from both institutions, announced on Wednesday a new collaboration that will unite the...
Robert Lepage brought his talent and unique multidisciplinary perspective to MIT during his residency from April 24-26. His time on campus was full from morning to night as he met with and...
Harvard University and MIT today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will...
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Community Catalyst Leadership Program (CCLP). Since 2007, CCLP has...
On Thursday, May 17, the MIT community is invited to gather for a celebration picnic in honor of President Susan Hockfield, who...
Twelve members of the MIT Corporation and 10 faculty members have been named to a Presidential Search Committee tasked with identifying a successor to President Susan Hockfield. Additionally, three...
Nineteen individuals and three teams were honored on Tuesday, Feb. 28, during this year's MIT Excellence Awards. The awards...
Among the 19 individuals and teams to be honored at this year's MIT Excellence Awards, two are longtime veterans of the Institute — Lin-Wen Hu of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, an alumna with 16...
To the Members of the MIT Community:
I write to share with you my decision to step down from the presidency of MIT. Over the past seven years, working together we have accomplished far...
I write to share with you my decision to step down from the presidency of MIT. Over the past seven years, working together we have accomplished far...
Susan Hockfield, the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced today her intention to step down from her position. Hockfield has served as president since December 2004...
On Thursday morning, hundreds from the MIT community gathered to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Institute’s 38th annual breakfast celebration of the late civil rights leader. At...
On April 10, 1861, the Massachusetts legislature authorized a charter officially creating the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two days later, Confederate forces besieged Fort Sumter in South...
MIT President Susan Hockfield and about a dozen members of the MIT faculty traveled to Davos, Switzerland, last week to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing’s role in America’s economic future through this series on work...
The connection between MIT and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) over the decades has been a strong one. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the two came together again to explore the current...