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XXVII No.
3 January / February 2015 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features our editorial on a wide variety of subjects; the continuing discussion on the need for more grad student housing; and a response to the Recommendations on the Future of MIT Education.
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| Why MIT Faculty Should Sign the Petition to Divest from Fossil Fuels Charles Harvey encourages signing the petition to divest from fossil fuels and offers analysis as to why many faculty won't sign. |
| Comments on My Acceptance of the MIT Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award Michel DeGraff explains how language is a significant barrier to Haiti following in the steps of a dream by Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Editorial This issue of the Faculty Newsletter carries articles on an unusually broad range of topics: |
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Once you embark on a path, although you may have some fun and heartbreak along the way, among the most compelling questions you can consider is: "How will . . . |
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The East Campus/Kendall Square initiative as currently envisioned will adversely affect the graduate student body of MIT by making no serious commitment to deal . . . |
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I signed the petition for MIT to divest from fossil fuel companies. Few other MIT faculty members have signed – 50 as opposed to the 300 at Stanford – so I was curious . . . |
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In the November/December issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter, two related articles appeared: “The Future of MIT Education," by Sarma/Wilcox/Ruiz, and "Issues . . . |
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I am from Haiti. In Haiti, when we enter a room and greet our audience, we say, in Haitian Creole, “Onè,” which means that we honor each and all of you in the . . . |
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Editor's Note: Below is a translation in Kreyòl of "Comments on My Acceptance of the MIT Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award." |
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The Freshmen/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP) provides MIT freshmen the opportunity to develop competencies in career exploration, communication . . . |
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. . . the faculty regulates examinations and assignments for all subjects. |
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