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Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
Letter to the MIT Faculty: MIT Grad Student Union Bargaining Update
During the MIT administration’s negotiations with the Graduate Student Union this spring, the faculty have received several updates by email from the administration about the state of the bargaining process....
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
Congratulations to our Graduates of the Years of the Pandemic
MIT’s Faculty values and takes particular pride in the accomplishments of your Class of 2023, who have overcome unprecedented stresses in the path to graduation. Many of us find it...
Vol. XXXVI No. 1September/October 2023
Nominate a Colleague as a MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Provost Cynthia Barnhart is calling for nominations of faculty as 2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows. The MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program recognizes MIT faculty who have made exemplary and sustained contributions to...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
Reflecting as a Student
To The Faculty Newsletter: Concerning Craig Carter’s article, “Never Mind the Firehose, You Can’t Even Lead Them to Water” (MIT Faculty Newsletter, November/December 2022): I am not an expert at...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
Commentary on “Never Mind the Firehose, You Can’t Even Lead Them to Water”
To The Faculty Newsletter: This article was very upsetting for me to read. I think it makes vast assumptions about the character and intellect of MIT’s student body without the...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
FNL Editorial Board Election Results: Three Re-elected; One New Member
The results are in for the recent electronic all-faculty/emeritus faculty election for members to the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board. The only Institute election open only to all faculty and emeritus...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
The Brave New World of Higher Education
In one capacity or another, I have spent all but the first of my 83 years at school. Until I was 26, I was a student. As such, I thought...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
Are MIT Faculty Serious About Addressing AI Bias?
Together with MIT students, staff, and non-MIT colleagues, I recently made an educational video on the ethics of AI bias. It was posted over a month ago on MIT’s OCW...
Vol.XXXV No. 4May/June 2023
MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund Offers Grants to Those in Need
Since its establishment in April 2020, the MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund has provided financial relief to nearly 430 staff and postdoctoral scholars, and has proven to be a vital...