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Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Phi Beta Kappa at MIT: A Golden Opportunity to Recognize Undergraduate Excellence
Did you know that MIT’s chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa annually recognizes around 75-90 senior undergraduates for their broad excellence and achievements in liberal arts and...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Discussing Research Security with Research Groups
The November 2022 report of the MIT China Strategy Group, co-chaired by Richard Lester and Lily Tsai, grappled with how the Institute can preserve its fundamental commitment to open scientific...
Vol. XXXVI No. 5May/June 2024
The News You Get From Poems
Many things are up in the air this week, and the Newsletter’s mode of static publication at a set, future time seems especially ill-suited to current conditions. I certainly feel...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Nominate a Colleague to Run for Election to the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board
The annual election for membership to the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board will be held later this spring. All MIT faculty and emeritus faculty are eligible to be nominated by the...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
The events in Gaza, one-third of the way around the world, are impacting our students, our faculty and staff, local City Councils, State Legislatures, and even the US Presidential race....
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Spring Updates from the Faculty Committees
As you may know, faculty governance at MIT operates in two modes: through our traditionally open monthly meetings and through a system of standing committees. Last month, I wrote about...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Presentation to the Institute Faculty Meeting
20 March 2024 Madame President, Officers and Members of the Faculty, and Faculty Committees. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to address you on the origins and current...
Vol.XXXVI No. 3January-March 2024
Our Public Sphere, or, How to Meet as a Faculty
A colleague wrote to us early last semester to complain that Institute faculty meetings are boring. Since then, it’s probably fair to say that meetings have experienced one of their...