MIT Administration
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.
Slideshow: Apples + Burton Conner = Apple Bake!
November 15, 2012
Residence hall’s annual event is the apple of its eye.
Also labeled: Campus buildings and architecture, History of MIT, Residential life, Student life, Students, Undergraduate
MIT welcomes six new MLK visiting professors and scholars
November 6, 2012
Appointments also extended for five current MLK visitors.
Also labeled: Diversity, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, History of MIT, MLK visiting scholars
Provost releases faculty task force report on Kendall Square
October 17, 2012
Supports MIT’s plan to file rezoning petition; offers recommendations for path forward
Also labeled: Kendall Square, Campus buildings and architecture, Community, Faculty, MIT 2030, President L. Rafael Reif, Provost
The art of being interdisciplinary
September 18, 2012
Babel Working Group hosts 'Cruising in the Ruins' conference
Harris to receive President’s Award from NOBCChE
September 14, 2012
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers to honor professor, associate provost on Sept. 28.
‘This is my freshman year, too’
August 28, 2012
President L. Rafael Reif welcomes Class of 2016 at annual Freshman Convocation.
MIT and peer institutions file Supreme Court amicus brief supporting consideration of race in admissions
August 14, 2012
The Institute and 13 other leading universities reaffirm the value of diversity as justices consider a challenge to undergraduate admissions policies at the University of Texas.
Also labeled: Diversity, Students, Amicus brief, President L. Rafael Reif, Supreme Court, Undergraduate
Chris A. Kaiser selected as MIT provost
June 27, 2012
Longtime member of the biology faculty to succeed L. Rafael Reif as the Institute’s senior academic and budget officer.
Glen Urban, former MIT Sloan dean, retires to focus on research; leaves behind $1 million gift
June 11, 2012
Establishes a PhD marketing fellowship at the school
President Susan Hockfield’s charge to the 2012 graduates
June 8, 2012
‘Now is the moment for us to send you forth … to put MIT’s spirit and principles to work around the globe.’
Sal Khan salutes ‘the wizards of tomorrow’
June 8, 2012
In commencement address, 1998 alumnus asks the Class of 2012 to perform a thought experiment in time travel.
MIT Corporation elects new members
June 7, 2012
Hockfield named life member; 10 others elected as term members.
Daniela Rus named CSAIL director
May 22, 2012
EECS professor to become new leader of MIT’s largest interdepartmental laboratory.
L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th president
May 16, 2012
As provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.
Students hail selection of L. Rafael Reif as MIT’s 17th president
May 16, 2012
Members of Student Advisory Committee cite president-elect’s ‘strong leadership and a willingness to engage students’ as provost.
Some MIT freshmen get high-level advisors
May 11, 2012
Top administrators ‘walk the talk’ by advising members of the Class of 2015.
Also labeled: Campus services, Chancellor, Community, Education, teaching, academics, Mentoring, MIT presidency, Provost, Student life, Students, Advising, Undergraduate
SUTD marks start of its first academic year
May 8, 2012
Singaporean university, established in consultation with MIT, enrolls 340 students in its inaugural class.
An update on the presidential search
May 8, 2012
The Institute’s 17th president will be selected according to a rigorous process set forth in the bylaws of the MIT Corporation.
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
April 25, 2012
Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science.
Lois Craig, former associate dean in the School of Architecture + Planning, dies at 82
April 19, 2012
A trusted and valued adviser and colleague
Chancellor concludes review of 2011 Clean Energy Prize
April 12, 2012
Finds rules were not broken, but competition needs improvements, including better guidelines on public presentations
Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus education
April 6, 2012
New online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.
MIT’s residences are secure, with room for improvement
March 20, 2012
Residential Hall Security Review Committee releases final report
Also labeled: Campus buildings and architecture, Campus Dining, Campus services, Dining, Residential life, Student life, Students
Four professors named 2012 MacVicar Fellows
March 16, 2012
Broadhead, Kaelbling, Kaiser and Rose awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Anant Agarwal named director of new unit to advance MITx
March 16, 2012
Instructor of inaugural 6.002x course will step down as CSAIL director.
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