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News

Q&A: How refusal can be an act of design

Doctoral student and recent MAD Design Fellow Jonathan Zong SM ’20 discusses a proposed framework to map how individuals can say “no” to technology misuses.

For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chair

In class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar idea of a chair, while exploring “foundational technologies.”

MIT announces financial aid and tuition rates for the 2024–25 academic year

Financial aid increased, more than offsetting a 3.75 percent increase in tuition.

Updates

Announcing our 2024 MIT Excellence Award Winner

Dr. Lauren Pouchak, OVC's director of special projects, has received a 2024 MIT Excellence Award for Bringing Out the Best: Everyday Leadership throughout MIT.

Formation and Launch of the MIT Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Program

We are delighted to announce the formation and launch of the Task Force on the MIT Undergraduate Academic Program.

Changes to administration of visiting students

As of January 22, 2024, administration of the visiting students program will move from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) to the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVC).