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Vol. XXXVI No. 2November/December 2023
What I Learned
I was asked by a group of students to provide a response to the FNL “Editorial Subcommittee” article titled “What Have We Learned . . . .” The article paints...
Vol. XXXVI No. 2November/December 2023
The Nomination Process for Faculty Officers and Faculty Committee Membership
Our aim in this article is to provide a description of the work done by the faculty Committee on Nominations in order to increase transparency as well as inform faculty...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Is Antisemitism One of MIT’s Values?
President Sally Kornbluth’s testimony at the widely viewed congressional hearing on campus antisemitism prompted an outcry, including bipartisan condemnation. Responding to this, MIT’s Associate Chair of the Faculty was quoted...
Vol.XXXVI No. 3January-March 2024
Our Public Sphere, or, How to Meet as a Faculty
A colleague wrote to us early last semester to complain that Institute faculty meetings are boring. Since then, it’s probably fair to say that meetings have experienced one of their...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
A Statement on Jewish Activism, Safety, and Recent Events at MIT
We, the MIT Jews for Ceasefire, a group of Jewish students, staff, and faculty, are writing to ask you, members of the faculty, to challenge the widely reported claim that...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Questioning the “Mea Culpa”: Mathematically and Administratively
I am a first-year PhD student in the EECS department studying quantum information. I was also, along with other students, ejected from the February 14 Institute faculty meeting without reasonable...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
A Letter to the Media and to Congress from MIT Faculty: How Fear Has Been Weaponized to Suppress Free Speech
On Monday, March 25th, an excerpt of the below letter was published in The New York Times Letters to the Editor section. We had to significantly edit it in order...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Phi Beta Kappa at MIT: A Golden Opportunity to Recognize Undergraduate Excellence
Did you know that MIT’s chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa annually recognizes around 75-90 senior undergraduates for their broad excellence and achievements in liberal arts and...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Planning for Commencement 2024
The multi-day MIT Commencement ceremony that was introduced in 2022 has been well received. Commencement 2024 will follow the same basic structure as last year’s celebration, with multiple shorter events...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
Discussing Research Security with Research Groups
The November 2022 report of the MIT China Strategy Group, co-chaired by Richard Lester and Lily Tsai, grappled with how the Institute can preserve its fundamental commitment to open scientific...