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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...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
The MIT Corporation: Reviewing Governance
The MIT Corporation is the Institute’s governing board and, at full strength, has 78 members. Because it is difficult for such a large body to be nimble, much of the...
Vol.XXXIII No. 1September/October 2020
Strong MIT 2020 Campus Research Performance
Last March, MIT’s research enterprise quickly reduced its on-campus research activity to about 10% of normal capacity as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic. By April, plans were underway...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
MIT’s Plan for the Spring Semester
On November 2, 2020, I wrote to the MIT community to share our current plan for the spring semester. I reiterated the principles that guided our decision-making, described the lessons...
Vol.XXXIII No. 1September/October 2020
The Ad Hoc Committees on Principles and Processes
The Ad Hoc Committee to Review MIT Gift Processes, which we call the Process Committee, was convened in mid-October 2019 by Provost Marty Schmidt. At the same time, Faculty Chair...
Vol.XXXIII No. 1September/October 2020
Improvements in Policies for Promotion and Tenure are Overdue
How can we improve MIT’s promotion and tenure processes? This has been a priority on my agenda since the beginning of my term as Chair of the Faculty. In the...
Vol.XXXIII No. 1September/October 2020
Highlights from the MIT 2020 Quality of Life Survey
MIT has administered five major Quality of Life (QOL) surveys. The first survey of faculty and staff was run by the ad hoc Committee on Work and Family in 1989....