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Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
State Housing Policies and Their Impact on MIT Students, Faculty, and Staff
Thousands of MIT graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty are impacted by decisions made by our state legislature. One of the areas where the legislature can have the biggest impact...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
A Response to the Article by the Coalition Against Apartheid
A recent Faculty Newsletter (Vol. XXXV No. 1; September/October 2022) included a two-page article entitled “Palestine, MIT, and Free Speech: A Letter from Student Activists to Our Professors” alleging encumbrances...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
Planning for Commencement 2023
MIT introduced a new format for Commencement last year. Rather than awarding all degrees at a single marathon event on Killian Court, the practice prior to the 2020 and 2021...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
Some Thoughts on the Decline of Students’ Focus
I too have observed a steady decline in focus of students. (See: “Never Mind the Firehose, You Can’t Even Lead Them to Water,” MIT Faculty Newsletter, November/December 2022.) Adding insult...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
In Defense of Student Engagement
In a recent Faculty Newsletter article, (“Never Mind the Firehose, You Can’t Even Lead Them to Water,” November/December 2022) W. Craig Carter discusses a noticeable drop in student engagement during...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
In Memoriam: Melvin H. King
Mel King Boston area newspapers have carried many articles recently describing the extraordinary contributions of Mel King to the social and political life of Massachusetts. He was a leader in...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
Dealing with the Lack of Student Engagement in Lectures
In his article, “Never Mind the Firehose, You Can’t Even Lead Them to Water” (MIT Faculty Newsletter, November/December 2022), Craig Carter correctly confronts us with the fact that many of...
Vol.XXXV No. 3January-April 2023
Candidates for Upcoming Election to Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board
The MIT Faculty Newsletter has represented the views of MIT faculty for almost 35 years. Since its inception, the Newsletter has been maintained by a volunteer Editorial Board, over time...