March/April 2026Vol. XXXVIII No. 5
Editorial
Curriculum in a Time of Change

March/April 2026Vol. XXXVIII No. 5
Faculty Travelogue
A Riddle Revisited
About five miles north of the Moscow Kremlin is an immense monument to Soviet Russia’s idealized image of itself. The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy – known colloquially by its Russian acronym VDNKh – is a cross between Disney’s Epcot Center and the Smithsonian.
From The Faculty Chair
Regular Occasions for Input
When we function effectively as individuals at MIT, we learn. When we function effectively together as a community, we improve MIT.
TFUAP: Core Principles
Given that the Task Force on the Undergraduate Program’s (TFUAP’s) proposal is being discussed around the Institute and in this Faculty Newsletter, we, TFUAP, will describe the core principles that have guided our decisions with regards to the proposal.