MITx SPOCs for Gaza
In the course of its current campaign against Palestine, Israel has systematically demolished the once thriving educational infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
Editorial
What’s Driving This Bus?
In light of perceived and in some cases explicit threats to universities, we are being challenged, by Derek Bok and others, to explain the ways that we operate.
Editorial
The Pulse: Seeking Broader Retrospective and Prospective Faculty Participation
As free speech on campuses faces scrutiny nationwide, asking tough questions has become more critical than ever.
From The Faculty Chair
Work for This Fall and Winter
The last Institute faculty meeting included some lively discussion of two very big topics: learning and process goals for the undergraduate academic program that might be used to guide a redesign for future graduates, and implications of the current political landscape for MIT . . .
Where Do We Go From Here?
For about 10 years – when I was between the ages of about six and sixteen – I lived with my family in Saudi Arabia. The American school I attended there did not go past the ninth grade, and so at the start of tenth grade I made my way to a boarding school in Connecticut.
An Open Letter to the MIT Community from the MIT Chapter of the AAUP
Sally Haslanger, President (on behalf of the MIT AAUP Chapter),
Erica James, Vice-President (on behalf of the MIT AAUP Chapter)
The MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) calls on MIT to immediately reinstate Prahlad Iyengar’s access to campus, with full rights, and for his case to be heard in a fair, rules-based disciplinary process . . .
Free Expression and Written Revolution
We helped found MITCAF, the MIT Council on Academic Freedom (see “An Invitation to the MIT Council on Academic Freedom” in this issue) because we believe that free expression and academic freedom at the Institute need independent faculty oversight in order to flourish.
An Invitation to the MIT Council on Academic Freedom
On December 21, 2022, the MIT Faculty adopted a Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom.
The Pulse Update
The last Faculty Newsletter included an article authored by Roger Levy and me explaining many of the facets of The Pulse.
Thoughts on The Pulse
Remember 2020? It was the height of the pandemic. It was a time when we as an institute had to make weighty decisions quickly.
How MIT Can Educate the World for the Era of AI
Imagine a world where MIT educates hundreds of millions of learners across the globe on the fundamentals of AI with an application-oriented process.
Go Fly A Kite: Academic Freedom and Student Protests
Recently, the Vice President for Research (VPR) reached out to me asking for the content of a project at the Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) involving Maersk, the world’s largest maritime container carrier based in Denmark.
Interim Report on Committee to Review Faculty Newsletter Policies and Procedures
At the May 15, 2024, Institute faculty meeting, a motion passed to stand up an ad hoc committee to review and revise the policies and procedures of the MIT Faculty Newsletter (FNL) and clarify its relation to the Faculty as a whole.
Letters
A Painful Personal Reality and a Call to MIT Faculty
On August 17, my host brother from Gaza, Mohammed Masbah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike with his mom, dad, and brother.
Where Do We Go From Here? Lessons from last year’s Israel-Palestine campus showdown
As we head into the new academic year, American colleges and universities that last spring were at the center of protests over Israel’s war on Gaza face two major challenges.
