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| contents | Vol.
XVII No.
2 November / December 2004 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features commentary by three past faculty chairs on proposed FPC faculty governance changes, an article on a new residential community at MIT, and a From The Faculty Chair piece discussing Institutional Level International Engagements.
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| A Beer with J. R. R. Tolkien Jay Keyser inaugurates our MIT Reprints feature with a reminiscence. |
| The Industrial Performance Center Richard Lester offers an overview of the IPC. |
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As previous Chairs of the Faculty, we have been asked to comment on the Faculty Policy Committee's (FPC) suggestions to improve faculty governance, . . . |
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This article is intended to address questions about the purpose and status of an activity that is called A University Residential Community (URC) at MIT. |
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From the Faculty Chair
Over the last decade, MIT has increased its overseas presence. Most would agree that such a worldview is appropriate for a university like ours. Nevertheless, many . . . |
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MIT has a long tradition of making its research and scholarship, as well as its educational programs, relevant to the real world. But there is a fundamental . . . |
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Research at MIT
What's in a name? To some, the name Industrial Performance Center (IPC) may conjure up images of black-clad dancers, gliding among rusting girders . . . |
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In August, President Charles M. Vest formed the Task Force on Medical Care for the MIT Community, and the group began to meet in mid-September. |
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Last spring the Registrar's Office, in cooperation with the Provost's Institutional Research Group, began what is expected to be a regular assessment of MIT's . . . |
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MIT Poetry The half of the world he commands includes me; for this reason he doesn't falter |
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MIT Reprints Practically everyone hearing this will have seen or read J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. But I'll bet very few of you have ever had a beer with him. I have. |
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Sometimes it must seem like you receive a request to complete a survey in paper or electronic format almost every day. And surveys take time to complete – and it's . . . |
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Letters Overall the September/October issue of the Faculty Newsletter, but especially the Editorial, speaks with more candor and authority than I have previously noted. |
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In the spirit of promoting faculty/student interaction at MIT, the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER) along with the Student Athletic . . . |
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