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Vol. XXXIV No. 2November/December 2021
Letter By 77 Faculty Re: Professor Abbot’s Lecture Cancellation
We, a group of concerned Faculty, believe that the cancellation of the scheduled EAPS Carlson Lecture by invited speaker Professor Dorian Abbot of the University of Chicago casts a shadow...
Jonathan King’s 80th Birthday Festschrift
Introduction The Chapters below are contributions to an 80th Birthday celebration from members of my research lab and research collaborators. The Chapters are listed in alphabetical order, except mine, which...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Graduate Students Vote to Unionize
The vote of graduate students to unionize may represent a sea change in the relationships of graduate students to their peers, their faculty mentors, and to the MIT administration. We...
Vol. XXXIV No. 3January/February 2022
Selecting a New President
In its 156 years, MIT will begin selecting a new president for the nineteenth time. The MIT Corporation will make the selection informed by the recommendation of a Search Committee....
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
On Closing the MIT Pharmacy
The stark statement announcing the closing of the MIT Pharmacy was like pouring concrete over green grass. Stunned silence – powerful and persistent – has been followed by disbelief, disappointment,...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Leo Marx
Leo Marx died a few weeks ago at the advanced age of 102. He was one of the leading scholars of his generation in America, a classic humanist, using the...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Elevating Design at MIT Through the Morningside Academy
MIT has areas of tremendous strength in design education and research, but we have not been greater than the sum of our parts. Over the last 18 months, faculty and...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
On the Cancellation of Dorian Abbot
To The Faculty Newsletter: As the father of a recent MIT grad (class of 2021) I heartily agree with the open letter from numerous MIT faculty regarding Prof. Abbot’s canceled...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
MIT Values Statement
Excellence and Curiosity We strive for the highest standards of integrity, and intellectual and creative excellence. We seek new knowledge and practical impact, in service to the nation and the...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Creating the MIT Values Statement
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to share with you the MIT Values Statement, the product of more than a year’s worth of broad consultation and serious debate by a group...