MIT Administration

President Ollanta Humala of Peru visits MITVisit establishes intent to explore collaborations in education and research.

Despite the rain, a sunny outlook for 2013 graduatesFriends and families sit through steady rain to watch graduates receive their diplomas.

Rain doesn’t dampen excitement of MIT’s 2013 CommencementDropbox CEO Drew Houston ’05 tells graduates: 'The people are the reason why there’s only one MIT.'

MIT Corporation elects 12 term members, five life members

Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate educationElectrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.

Information on this week’s Commencement activitiesMIT advises graduates, guests to expect increased security measures for ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.

Markus Buehler named head of Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAn MIT faculty member since 2006, Buehler succeeds Andrew Whittle as CEE department head.

Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy InitiativeOutgoing director Ernest Moniz confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Energy.

Bexley to close at end of semester for up to three years due to structural problemsDean for Student Life Chris Colombo says helping affected students is his top priority; seniors permitted to stay through Commencement.

Police, district attorney looking for information on shootingLetter from EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz requests details from anyone who was in the vicinity of Main and Vassar streets on Thursday night.

Standing tributesMIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.

‘He was truly one of us’Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.

‘He loved us, and we loved him’MIT community recalls fallen officer Sean Collier, who made a big impression in 15 months at MIT.

City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petitionKendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach

MIT president, senior faculty and deans ask Cambridge to approve MIT’s zoning proposalReif thanks City Council and the people of Cambridge for valuable input.

Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering schoolMechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

New international fellowship to honor Charles VestMIT will be one of eight U.S. universities to participate.

Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next yearIncrease to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.

Zuber addresses potential impact of federal sequestration on MIT researchIn 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 proposalMembers laud three-year effort to address issues and aspirations.

Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the futureSaying ‘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 UniversityFormer dean of the MIT School of Engineering to step down from NSF post.