education / teaching
in depth |
||
Design Squad takes systems-based approach to attracting future engineersAccording to the NSF, the United States faces a daunting challenge: College-bound students' interest in engineering majors are decreasing and statistics show an even greater decline in interest among minority and female students. May 7, 2008 Lightman lights up future for CambodiansAlan Lightman, MIT physicist and writer, and his wife, Jeanne, made a pact a decade or so ago to turn their energies toward humanitarian pursuits. The latest of their efforts is a dream come true for residents of a small Cambodian village -- a new mosque. May 7, 2008 An earthquake's aftermathStudents and faculty from MIT's CityScope class visited a small Peruvian town over spring break to learn about the earthquake-stricken city's needs and how they might help restore water supplies, health-care and a sense of community. April 30, 2008 Faculty OK double majors, CMS SB programThe faculty voted unanimously to allow double majors and to make Comparative Media Studies a permanent SB program at their April 16 meeting. April 22, 2008 A blueprint for no carbon footprintAbu Dhabi is taking the long view, planning for a future beyond oil. The most dramatic piece of the emirate's plans is its creation of a whole new city from scratch, centered on an institute of technology modeled after, and created in collaboration with, MIT. April 16, 2008 Faculty meeting April 16The monthly faculty meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16 in the Stata Center, Room 32-123, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. April 14, 2008 BP-MIT program focuses on operations safetyA corporation-wide focus on safe, reliable operations has brought BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, to MIT for the new Operations Academy, designed to enhance the culture of continuous improvement. April 10, 2008 Faculty approve exploratory subject, Pass/D/Fail measures at March meetingFaculty members approved making permanent the exploratory subject option for sophomores and offering a Pass/D/Fail option for graduate students during the monthly faculty meeting on March 13. March 31, 2008 |
relatedEducation at MIT - Schools, departments, courses, programs MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Ed Tech Times - Educational Technology News @ MIT, a publication of Academic Computing browseFind stories by topic: |
|
rss feeds 
podcast