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Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Letters
A Painful Personal Reality and a Call to MIT Faculty To The Faculty Newsletter: I’m a long-time Cambridge resident and retired educator, and I wanted to share how touching and...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
The Red Lines We Will Not Cross . . . Will We?
We understand attacks on any university to be an attack on our values. The university is an ideal, and we will defend it everywhere. We will not compromise on the...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Upcoming FNL Editorial Board Elections
The annual faculty-wide, electronically based elections to the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board will be held later this spring. In addition to the standard Institute faculty and emeritus faculty voting lists,...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Really?
The last issue of the FNL includes an unsigned FNL Editorial article responding to my November/December article about the Pulse and the FNL. This (unsigned) article titled “Setting the Record...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
To Our Readers
It has been brought to the attention of the Managing Editor and Co-Chairs of the Editorial Board that the erratum, “Setting the Record Straight,” made unwarranted claims. Among them was...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
Understanding the Importance of Healthcare Proxy Forms
Healthcare is a critical part of our lives at every stage. As small children, we experience healthcare through childhood illnesses, vaccinations, and occasional injuries. In college and in our young...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
A Habit of Courage: The Role of the GIRs at MIT
The Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Program (TFUAP) issued a call for whitepapers in December of 2024 requesting inputs regarding the undergraduate program (see ovc.mit.edu/tfuap). I am thankful for...
Vol. XXXVII No. 5May/June 2025
The Legacy of the Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI)
I am writing about the legacy of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) because it will be closing at the end of this spring semester. After a series of discussions that...
Vol. XXXVII No. 4March/April 2025
MIT Faculty Meetings: A Broken System
MIT’s faculty governance structure is characterized by disengagement, inefficiency, and a lack of accountability. These dynamics foster an environment where a vocal minority dominates governance processes while most faculty remain...