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Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Is Antisemitism One of MIT’s Values?
President Sally Kornbluth’s testimony at the widely viewed congressional hearing on campus antisemitism prompted an outcry, including bipartisan condemnation. Responding to this, MIT’s Associate Chair of the Faculty was quoted...
Vol. XXXVII No. 3January/February 2025
Faculty with Recent Publications Related to the Presidential Initiatives
*MIT HEALS: MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative Source: Office of the Provost/Institutional Research...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
On the Trump Administration
We, the MIT Black Students’ Union, reaffirm our right to exist as an organization dedicated to supporting, uplifting, and celebrating Black students at MIT. The Trump administration is engaging in...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Affirmative Action: Is it Legal? Does it Work?
This brief common-sense opinion is intended to encourage thoughtful civil discussion at MIT of one of the most fraught topics of the contemporary academy. Giving special preference to applicants belonging...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Core Mission
No professional academic will have any trouble thinking of reasonable topics for complaint. There are always plenty of pebbles and even real boulders in our professional paths, and perpetual work...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Havana, Cuba
As an historian of Latin America, my work long focused on Mexico, the country of my birth and the place where I spent my childhood. After completing my second monograph...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Eyes on the Price
These are undeniably challenging times, perhaps among the most perilous in MIT’s history. At this moment, the Institute’s strength and resolve may face an unprecedented test. So, how should a...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
From Innovation to Inquisition: The Political Assault on Universities
Illustration generated using ChatGPT Politics are a fact of life. Universities have always been subject to political decisions and influence. After all, we in academia are trusted with taxpayers’ money...