Provost
‘This is a dream I never dared to imagine’
May 16, 2012
President-elect L. Rafael Reif greets the MIT community — and the world — as the Institute’s next leader.
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.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Computer science and technology, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, History of MIT, Global, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Staff, Students, EdX, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MITx, Online learning, President L. Rafael Reif
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.
Want to conduct a survey?
May 3, 2012
MIT’s Institutional Research Office provides in-depth guidance
Also labeled: Information Services and Technology, Research
MIT and Harvard launch a ‘revolution in education’
May 2, 2012
Online edX courses will open both universities’ classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.
MIT and Harvard announce edX
May 2, 2012
Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.
MIT establishes Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)
April 12, 2012
$1.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will launch CAST.
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.
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.
First course offered by MITx begins
March 5, 2012
More than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global, Internet, MITx, Students, Web development
MathWorks makes multi-year sponsorship commitment to MIT OpenCourseWare
March 2, 2012
Joins Dow Chemical and Lockheed Martin in OCW Next Decade Alliance to support global educational opportunity.
Susan Hockfield to step down
February 16, 2012
MIT’s 16th president led Institute in service to nation and world; met recession with unprecedented fundraising success and careful budget management.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Faculty, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Staff, Students
MITx prototype course opens for enrollment
February 13, 2012
Online-learning initiative’s first offering, ‘6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.
MIT and SUTD open International Design Centre
February 9, 2012
Aims to become the world’s premier scholarly hub for technologically intensive design.
MIT to launch Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
February 2, 2012
Based in School of Engineering but spanning all of MIT, IMES will be led by Arup K. Chakraborty.
Proposal for MIT Global Environment Initiative seeks public comment
December 21, 2011
Initiative expected to focus on six broad environmental research themes.
Also labeled: Collaboration, Environment, Faculty, MIT Administration, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Research, Students, Sustainability
MIT launches online learning initiative
December 19, 2011
'MITx' will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available.
What is MITx?
December 19, 2011
Answering common questions about the Institute’s new approach to online education.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global, Internet, MIT Administration, Students, MITx
President Hockfield takes the long view during annual State of the Institute forum
October 4, 2011
MIT on solid financial foundation despite uncertain economy.
MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaboration
June 18, 2011
Joint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo
Also labeled: Collaboration, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global, MIT Administration, Research, Russia, Skolkovo
President Hockfield reports steady progress at annual State of the Institute forum
October 1, 2010
MIT looks to the future after two years of budget cuts.
MIT and the Skolkovo Foundation of Russia reach agreement
June 24, 2010
Opportunities for educational and research collaboration to be explored.
Also labeled: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global





















