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Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
Interview with Ragon Institute Director Dr. Bruce Walker
The following interview by Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board Chair Jonathan Alan King (JAK) with Dr. Bruce Walker (BW) was held on May 18, 2020. JAK: You’re part of the Ragon...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
Challenging Systemic Racism at MIT
Following the killing of George Floyd by a white policeman on May 25, protests erupted across the nation against the grotesque wrongs of anti-black racism and its long, tenacious hold...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
MIT Volpe Construction Plan Will Damage Faculty Housing Initiative
We are writing to bring to your attention an issue that has deeply troubled us. For the many years we have been at MIT there has been concern about the...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
Does MIT Support DEI Education in STEM?
We’re inspired to overcome our shortcomings as long as we’re aware of them. When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at MIT, our longstanding shortcomings have gained newfound...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
LGBTQ+ Scientists and STEM
I hope this finds you and yours well. I write with a fourfold purpose – to share with you a recent article in Nature, to offer a personal perspective, to...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
Angelika Amon
The following is a resolution presented at the November 18, 2020 Institute Faculty Meeting. It is with deep sadness that we record today a memorial resolution marking the passing of...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
The Problem with Philanthropy
Charitable giving is one of the few things in the world that seems to be wholly good. Philanthropy, often characterised as private action for the public good, appears to earn...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
Teaching Under Covid: Losses Outweigh Gains
Covid has presented all walks of life with unique and unprecedented challenges. But there can be some silver linings. Now near the conclusion of our fall semester after a spring...