MIT presidency

MIT prepares for its 150th anniversaryFor 150 days in 2011, the Institute will celebrate ‘many different MITs’ as it honors its past and imagines its future.

Susan Hockfield, Drew Faust appear on the Charlie Rose ShowMIT and Harvard presidents discuss the power of American higher education

Catch the tweet stream: Alumni Leadership ConferenceSee the tweets from this weekend's Alumni Leadership Conference, where presentations covered topics such as social media, the 150th-anniversary celebration, the Sloan Engagement Study, and more.

President Hockfield reports steady progress at annual State of the Institute forumMIT looks to the future after two years of budget cuts.

Subra Suresh to head National Science FoundationMIT’s dean of engineering has been confirmed by the United States Senate to direct the largest supporter of non-medical basic-science research in the country.

Letter to the community on MIT’s engagement with Greater ChinaMIT Greater China Strategy Working Group issues its final report.

Hockfield says research universities must help cultivate science, math teachersAt a Brookings Institution event, the MIT president warns U.S. STEM-education gap to have ‘disastrous consequences’ on nation.

Slideshow: Orientation 2010New students welcomed to campus.

Welcome to MIT150A letter to the community from President Susan Hockfield

MIT formally welcomes Class of 2014President’s Convocation in Killian Court salutes new students and their families

Annual Technology Day Report 2010From Technology Day 2010 Against the Grain: The Power of Thinking Differently

Slideshow: President Hockfield in ChinaShe meets with leaders of government, business and academia -- as well as MIT alumni -- during stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei.

'You can’t play it safe and win’Speaker Ray Stata urges graduates to find solutions to humanity’s greatest problems — and to risk failure along the way — at MIT Commencement.

President Hockfield's charge to the graduatesShe urges students to not simply advance the cause of 'sustainability,' but to push even further and do 'a great deal of good'

LINC 2010 engages and inspiresConference focuses on the present and future of technology-enabled learning worldwide

MIT, NSTAR team up on energy-efficiency program'MIT Efficiency Forward' aims to cut the Institute's electricity use by 15 percent over three years

Letter to the community on MIT’s financial conditionPresident Susan Hockfield credits community efforts, research funding for putting MIT on a ‘stable path.’

Howard Johnson remembrance to be held April 14

A manufacturing renaissance for America?At an MIT forum, experts examine new ways to pursue a good old idea: making things.

Hockfield addresses Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

President's letter to the community on HaitiEfforts underway to assist after January earthquake.

Institute honors Martin Luther King, Jr. at annual breakfast celebrationSpeakers ask MIT community members to spread the Institute’s unique gifts

At Davos, MIT faculty discuss the nature of intelligenceVideos available of professors' presentations at World Economic Forum

MIT signs formal agreement with Singapore University of Technology and DesignPresident Hockfield lauds new university’s ‘distinctive vision’

Institute releases report on minority facultyReport of the Initiative on Faculty Race and Diversity recommends ways to strengthen recruitment and retention of under-represented minority faculty

Paul Gray named 2010 IEEE Founders Medal recipientMIT’s 14th president lauded for his range of contributions

Letter from President Hockfield on the death of Howard Johnson

Former MIT President Howard W. Johnson dies at age 87A ‘loyal friend’ to the Institute, he also chaired the MIT Corporation and guided the school through a turbulent era.

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