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XXV No.
4 March / April 2013 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features commentary on a variety of issues. Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Fred Salvucci offers "MIT 2030 and the Kendall Zoning Issue," we ask "Should MIT Create a School of Education," and Faculty Chair Sam Allen talks about MITx.
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| Teach Talk: Dialog on Right-Now Talks Patrick Winston takes a Socratic approach to an innovative teaching method. |
| In Good Company: Professional Help Can Alleviate the Weight of Depression Physics Professor John Belcher relates his 20-year battle with depression. |
| MIT Freshman Mentoring and Advising: The Role of the Faculty Four MIT professors/administrators make the case for expanding freshman advising. |
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Editorial President Reif, then Provost Reif, announced MITx on 19 December 2011. Many are getting on board, while others remain skeptical, but one happy consequence is . . . |
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MIT, through its real estate entity MITIMCo (MIT Investment Management Company), has proposed to the City of Cambridge a significant increase in permitted density . . . |
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With every change in leadership, opportunities arise to discuss major changes in policies, organization, and purpose. MIT is now presented with just such a moment. |
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From the Faculty Chair
Like most people in higher education, I have been thinking a lot about the effects of online learning tools on residential education at MIT. A lot has been written already . . . |
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The April 10, 2012 issue of The Tech carried an article by Grace Taylor that I greatly admired. It was about her depression and how she dealt with it. At the time I . . . |
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Teach Talk Through an accident of nature, no recitation instructors were available this past term for 6.034, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. My TAs and I wondered how we . . . |
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As a mentor, a faculty member becomes an essential part of the network that supports freshmen during their transition from high school to university life. |
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Intellectual life at MIT thrives on vibrant exchanges between students and faculty. We have all seen the results of successful student-faculty relationships, from spirited . . . |
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MIT alumni with graduate degrees currently total 79,885 and now constitute over 50% of all MIT alumni. Their accomplishments are diverse, numerous, and bring great . . . |
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Beyond the Classroom MIT, like all institutions of higher education, has a basic mandate to teach our students how to engage in critical thinking, to communicate clearly, to conduct . . . |
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of MIT’s Writing and Communication Center (WCC) as a professional teaching institution. Started by the Program in Writing . . . |
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MIT Professional Education will be holding a workshop entitled "Leadership Skills for Science and Engineering Faculty” on June 10-11, 2013. |
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