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Vol. XXXVII No. 2November/December 2024
Faculty, Students, Postdoctoral Scholars 1870-2025
Source: Office of the Provost/Institutional Research...
Vol. XXXVII No. 2November/December 2024
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. He stayed with my family in the US...
Vol. XXXVII No. 2November/December 2024
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...
Vol. XXXVII No. 2November/December 2024
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. A world where we educate learners of...
Vol. XXXVII No. 2November/December 2024
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. Its first paragraph concludes, With a tradition of celebrating provocative thinking, controversial views,...
Vol. XXXVII No. 3January/February 2025
Creating the Role of the Vice Provost for Faculty
From the moment I became an MIT freshman many years ago, to my experiences as a graduate student, and throughout my time as a faculty member here on campus, I...
Vol. XXXVII No. 5May/June 2025
Looking Back
This is my final column as chair, and these are typically a time for taking stock. Our institution, like most of American higher education and like many of the entities...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
New Podcast From MIT Energy Initiative Looks at Energy Solutions to Climate Change
Energy powers our homes, our cars, and our lives. But the kinds of energy we use – and the ways we use it – are rapidly changing our climate. A...