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Aron Bernstein: In Memoriam (Robert Redwine)
Like many of you, I knew Aron for quite a long time. I knew him a bit before I joined the faculty at MIT, because he was of course already...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
Governance and How to Use It: Some MIT Case Studies
Welcome back! In a few weeks, you’ll be getting the call to the first of this year’s Institute faculty meetings. What are these meetings, and what can we do with...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
MIT’s New Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was formed in January 1915. John Dewey (professor of education and psychology at Columbia) was selected as its first president, and Arthur Lovejoy...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
Return to the “Unprecedented”
To new members of the community, welcome to MIT! And to the rest, welcome back! After last year, we all needed a rest, and probably not all of us got...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
Four Elected, One Re-elected to FNL Editorial Board
Four new members and one current member were elected to the Faculty Newsletter editorial board In the Institute-wide elections held last spring. Nearly twenty-eight percent of the faculty and emeritus...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
On Being a Head of House
On the origins During the waning weeks of summer, thousands of MIT students replay a phenomenon as old as formal education itself – arriving at their new academic home. Before...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
Stopping Climate Change: A MITEI Perspective
I strongly believe we can stop climate change. We are already making great strides transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy; researchers at MIT and other universities are working hard...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
Living By Our Values
Last November, alongside colleagues from diverse backgrounds, we wrote to the MIT community acknowledging the pain so many were experiencing in light of tragic events in the Middle East. We...
Vol. XXXVII No. 1September/October 2024
A Message From the Keepers of the Pulse of the MIT Faculty
The Pulse of the Faculty of MIT was originally conceived by Michael Short (Nuclear Science & Engineering) and Anette “Peko” Hosoi (Mechanical Engineering), and rolled out with the support of...