MIT Administration
Standing tributes
April 24, 2013
MIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.
‘He was truly one of us’
April 24, 2013
Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.
‘He loved us, and we loved him’
April 19, 2013
MIT community recalls fallen officer Sean Collier, who made a big impression in 15 months at MIT.
Vice President Kolenbrander updates MIT community on response to Boston Marathon bombing
April 16, 2013
Also labeled: Cambridge, Boston and region, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students, Letters to the Community
City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petition
April 9, 2013
Kendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach
MIT president, senior faculty and deans ask Cambridge to approve MIT’s zoning proposal
April 2, 2013
Reif thanks City Council and the people of Cambridge for valuable input.
Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering school
March 26, 2013
Mechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Also labeled: Faculty, Mechanical engineering
Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback
March 19, 2013
President Reif writes to MIT community regarding release of documents related to Aaron Swartz case
March 19, 2013
Also labeled: Community, Faculty, President L. Rafael Reif, Staff, Students, Letters to the Community
Kaiser, Grimson launch Graduate Student Housing Working Group
March 18, 2013
Effort comes in response to faculty’s 2030/Kendall task force recommendation; Kendall Square zoning hearings continue.
New international fellowship to honor Charles Vest
March 13, 2013
MIT will be one of eight U.S. universities to participate.
Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next year
March 1, 2013
Increase to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Financial aid, MIT Corporation, Student life, Students, Tuition, Undergraduate
Israel Ruiz writes to MIT community regarding recent hoax
February 28, 2013
EVP and Treasurer discusses dangerous campus disturbance.
Zuber addresses potential impact of federal sequestration on MIT research
February 28, 2013
In a letter to principal investigators and researchers, MIT's vice president for research outlines the possible impact here.
Cambridge Planning Board cites satisfaction with Kendall proposal
February 20, 2013
Members laud three-year effort to address issues and aspirations.
Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the future
February 6, 2013
Saying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.
Subra Suresh named next president of Carnegie Mellon University
February 5, 2013
Former dean of the MIT School of Engineering to step down from NSF post.
Also labeled: Faculty, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Digital Learning to host open house
February 4, 2013
Event to share opportunities and services from MITx, OEIT and OCW.
Cambridge Ordinance Committee reviews MIT's Kendall Square zoning petition
January 25, 2013
City Councilors set the stage for further discussion
The Tech publishes letters from Professor Hal Abelson, President L. Rafael Reif
January 23, 2013
Next steps described for analysis of MIT actions related to Aaron Swartz.
MIT presents new Kendall Square zoning proposal
January 18, 2013
First formal hearing before the Cambridge Planning Board
President Reif writes to MIT community regarding Aaron Swartz
January 13, 2013
Also labeled: President L. Rafael Reif
Daniel Hastings to step down as dean for undergraduate education
January 8, 2013
Following seven years of administrative leadership, Hastings will return to the MIT faculty.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Maria Zuber to National Science Board
December 21, 2012
MIT geophysicist nominated for 25-member governing board of the National Science Foundation.
MIT files new Kendall Square rezoning petition
December 13, 2012
Action will launch public review process in Cambridge, further collaborative thinking on campus.
MIT presents Kendall Square zoning concepts to Cambridge Planning Board
December 5, 2012
Planning Board reacts positively; Institute is prepared to file rezoning petition
Maria Zuber appointed vice president for research
November 27, 2012
Claude Canizares will take a new role as a vice president with responsibility for international partnerships.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Faculty, Haystack Observatory, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Global, Koch Institute, Lincoln Laboratory, Masdar, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Physics, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, President L. Rafael Reif, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore-MIT, Skolkovo, Skoltech
Martin Schmidt to oversee MIT’s industry-facing offices
November 27, 2012
Associate provost will oversee Technology Licensing Office and Office of Corporate Relations; retains duties around space planning.




















