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XXVII No.
2 November / December 2014 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features a summary of the final report from the Task Force on the Future of MIT Education written by the Task Force co-chairs, and a From The Faculty Chair co-authored by Faculty Chair Steve Hall and Cancellor Cynthia Barnhart.
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| Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct at MIT: A Faculty Primer Ed Bertschinger and Sarah Rankin talk about Title IX, Campus SaVE and what faculty can do regarding sexual misconduct on campus. |
| 8.02 TEAL+x: Students Say "Yes" to MITx in 8.02 TEAL Saif Rayyan and John Belcher report on integrating 8.02 TEAL into the MITx platform. |
| Addressing Student Mental Health Issues at MIT The MIT student branch of Active Minds inform faculty on student mental health issues. |
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Editorial A large body of biography and autobiography describes productive scientific education and training as an apprentice process, critically dependent on the relationship . . . |
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Professors Manduhai Buyandelger (Anthropology), Christopher Cummins (Chemistry), Woodie Flowers (Mechanical Engineering), and Nasser Rabbat . . . |
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In launching the Institute-wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education in February 2013, President Reif asked us to lead the charge in envisioning the future of . . . |
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On October 27, MIT publicly released the results of its Community Attitudes on Sexual Assault Survey, along with a letter from Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart . . . |
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From the Faculty Chair
The MIT community has suffered the loss of several students and faculty over the last year, including cases of suicide and others in which the cause has yet to be . . . |
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There is much talk about the rising inequality in our societies worldwide; I am wondering aloud whether we, at MIT, are not falling prey to this trend as well. |
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In spring of 2014, we ran an experiment to explore the use of the MITx platform in on-campus 8.02. The platform was developed by edX for presenting MOOCs . . . |
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You see MIT as an enriching environment for students to grow in unique and exciting ways – and in many respects, you’re correct. After all, MIT students find . . . |
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This year a new suite of online tools is available to help you and your students as they seek appropriate subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the . . . |
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During the past four years, our community has experienced a transformation of MIT’s Student Information Systems (SIS). Antiquated, paper-based processes have . . . |
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Access and affordability are two concepts that have become inseparable. Google them as a single term and there is no end to the mention of access and . . . |
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As reported in the 2012 MIT Faculty Survey, 16% of MIT faculty are currently caring for or managing care for someone who is ill, disabled, aging and/or in need of . . . |
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The Office of Faculty Support is requesting proposals for projects for the 2015-2016 academic year that improve the quality of teaching, enrich students’ learning . . . |
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Letters I was intrigued by the article in the September/October Faculty Newsletter, “Can We Make Smart = Nice?”, because I am working the same issue in another context. |
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