Education, teaching, academics

Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx coursesEdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.

A physicist and her neutrinosMIT senior Christie Chiu has found her focus: the study of tiny particles.

Students develop assistive technologiesUndergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.

Skoltech, MIT reflect on first year of collaborationAnniversary event celebrates international ties.

American Philosophical Association honors Judith Jarvis ThomsonBestows Quinn Prize for lifelong contributions to philosophy

Inspiring the next generationTelling Your Story workshop connects scientist and engineers with teachers and in the process helps to demystify STEM and excite the next generation of learners.

MIT admits 650 talented and diverse students through early actionChanges in admissions process keep pace with rise in applications.

Outsized influenceMIT Philosophy has extraordinary success placing PhD graduates in top tenure-track positions.

New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments

Bose Corporation and MIT students meet for speed mentorshipStudent-led social impact ideas furthered with insights from Bose employees and executives.

Spielbauer and Hao earn volleyball Academic All-America honors

School within a school: MIT ConcourseA learning community in which MIT freshmen explore the sciences, humanities and social sciences in a small, close-knit community (with a kitchen!)

Physics receives 2012 APS award for improving undergraduate physics educationOne of four institutions recognized

Lindsey Anne Gilman: Better boiling for more efficient energy production

Nearly half of sophomore class enrolls in UPOP503 members of the Class of 2015 sign up for Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program.

Sanjay Sarma appointed as MIT’s first director of digital learningMechanical engineering professor will shepherd efforts to integrate elements of online education into traditional MIT courses.

John Brisson appointed as director of MIT/SUTD Collaboration OfficeProfessor of mechanical engineering will serve as the Institute’s liaison with SUTD leaders in Singapore.

Rice University engineering students experience engineering leadership — MIT styleRecapping the Gordon-MIT ELP's visit to the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL)

Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.

Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program showcased in new NAE publicationOne of 29 programs featured in "Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education"

Mind and hand: A fencer takes on MIT Sloan’s MSMS Program

From the water to WashingtonMIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.

Michael Short spans classroom, forge, reactor

Bringing the world to innovationWith up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.

MIT welcomes six new MLK visiting professors and scholarsAppointments also extended for five current MLK visitors.

Devin Caughey: Straddling the divide between qualitative and quantitative eras of political science

‘The Listening Room’ shares MIT music with the worldWeb-based collection showcases the Institute’s longstanding engagement with music.