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The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century — whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature (learn more about MIT's current initiatives).

research and educational initiatives

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Report of the Initiative for Faculty Race and Diversity
• Study on the status of women faculty at MIT
• MIT's affirmative action amicus brief

rankings and awards

• MIT fifth overall among U.S. universities in U.S. News rankings
• Engineering, science and management graduate programs continue to excel
• MIT ranked third among world's top 200 universities
• MIT named one of 100 best values among private schools

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President
Susan Hockfield
Susan Hockfield has served as the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since December 2004.
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