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XVII No.
1 September/October 2004 |
This issue features an editorial on the need for affirming freedom of expression at the Institute, articles on the work of the CUP and the new Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons, and a piece on benefit changes for faculty upon retirement.
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| The Management of the MIT Endowment Treasurer Allan S. Bufferd details the workings of the MIT Endowment. |
| Preliminary Position of the Faculty Policy Committee on Faculty Governance Faculty Chair Rafael Bras presents the position of the FPC on revising our faculty governance structure. |
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We are excited and hopeful over the arrival of a new president at MIT. Your experience at other universities and your knowledge of the biomedical sciences bring . . . |
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We have prepared this article in response to a request for comments on the management of the MIT Endowment. With the increased importance . . . |
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Editorial
The events of 9/11 and the environment generated in response to 9/11, in particular the passage of the Patriot Act and the expansion of Homeland Security apparatus . . . |
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the faculty regulates examination and assignment for all subjects. |
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From the Faculty Chair
Last spring the Faculty Policy Committee (FPC) started to codify some concrete ideas to improve faculty governance. Nobody considers the system as broken . . . |
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Teach Talk
Over the years I have taught the music fundamentals course subscribing to the usual rule-based music theory practice. But recently, out of a sense of dissatisfaction . . . |
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The Committee on the Undergraduate Program (CUP) oversees the undergraduate academic program, particularly the freshman year and interdepartmental programs. |
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It is necessary, from time to time, for a great university like MIT to take stock of its undergraduate educational programs from a fundamental perspective. |
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Recently, I have been giving more than my usual amount of thought to some aspects of undergraduate policy, in part because of issues that have arisen in teaching . . . |
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You will be an MIT retiree if, when you leave the Institute, you are age 55 or older, and have completed 10 years of MIT Retirement Plan eligible service after age 45. |
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Judges from the UCDA Annual Design Competition have chosen the redesigned MIT Faculty Newsletter to appear in the 2004 Design Show. |
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In December 1998, the School of Engineering established a second new division, the Engineering Systems Division (ESD), which focuses on the engineering of . . . |
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MIT Poetry
Erhu. A two-stringed, vertical fiddle introduced into China from Mongolia in the Song dynasty, 960-1279. |
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Academic Computing, part of MIT's Information Services & Technology (IS&T) organization, is committed to supporting faculty in creating innovative uses . . . |
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As increasing numbers of course materials migrate from paper to the Web, the issue of equal access for all becomes more than just a trite saying. |
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OpenCourseWare Update
In 1985, I could not find a course anywhere that linked negotiation theory with conflicts within the workplace. So I set out to apply the theories of my Sloan colleague . . . |
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