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Vol. XXXIII No. 4March/April 2021
Special Edition: Women in Biotech
This Special Edition of the MIT Faculty Newsletter describes an initiative to address persistent underrepresentation of women faculty as board members and founders of biotech start-ups. Lack of participation at...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Task Force 2021 and Beyond – Toward “Building a Better MIT”
In May last year, in a letter to the MIT community President Rafael Reif announced the creation of “Task Force 2021 and Beyond”, a major initiative aimed at re-envisioning MIT...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
The Legacy of the Involvement of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 2020, people around the world commemorated the 75th year since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. People gathered with flags and flowers...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Why Have We, a Group of MIT Faculty, Signed the Letter in Support of Gang Chen?
Because if such a prominent citizen of our country, a loyal American, a person who has raised his children here, a beloved teacher and scientist who has dedicated his creativity...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Faculty Letter to President Reif in Support of Professor Gang Chen
January 21, 2021 Dear President Reif: As colleagues and friends of MIT Professor Gang Chen, we share our dismay and pain over his recent arrest [1]. We all know Professor...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Moving Forward: MIT Medical’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
For MIT Medical, the Covid-19 crisis began January 21, 2020. That was the first day we began following the novel virus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, that has changed every aspect...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
On the 20th Anniversary of OpenCourseWare: How It Began
On April 4, 2001, MIT President Charles Vest announced that the Institute would make course material from virtually all undergraduate and graduate courses “accessible to anyone anywhere in the world,...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
Questioning the Merits of President Reif
I am wondering whether others share my feeling that it is time to replace MIT President Leo Rafael Reif. From a purely financial perspective, Reif has done a splendid job....
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Reflections on the Humanities in Higher Learning Today
As President Biden said in his victory speech on November 7, 2020, “For American educators, this is a great day for y’all. You’re gonna have one of your own in...