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About the Provost
At MIT, the provost is in good companyProvost Cynthia Barnhart serves as MIT’s chief academic and budget officer, driving excellence in education and research across the Institute with the support of the Office of the Provost. The provost’s team provides essential services for MIT faculty and staff—from campus planning to coordinating international activities to promoting the arts.
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I’m hugely optimistic about MIT’s ability to create a positive impact—the world needs us right now. ”
Provost Office Updates
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Making a mark in the nation’s capital
Alumni and founders of MIT Washington Summer Internship Program reflect on three decades of impact. -
Artist and designer Es Devlin awarded Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry, her work will be honored with a $100K prize, artist residency,… -
A new focus on understanding the human element
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative will elevate the human-centered disciplines and unite the Institute’s top scholars to help solve the…
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Nominate MLK Visiting Scholars for Academic Year 2025–2026
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Launching leadership search for MIT Life Sciences & Health Collaborative
The collaborative will spur interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of engineering, science,… -
Assessing progress to address faculty gender and racial inequities
Together we can celebrate our progress and identify collective strategies to address the essential… -
Your help in setting the tone for our community
We are writing to ask directly for your support and engagement in helping to set the tone for our… -
Duane Boning Appointed Vice Provost for International Activities
In his new role, Duane will provide intellectual leadership, guidance, and oversight of the…
Stories from across the Institute
At MIT, we empower excellenceJust as our culture of science and engineering permeates MIT, so does our commitment to creativity and free expression. The Provost’s Office supports individual achievement while promoting a strong sense of belonging which allows us to challenge our curiosities and thrive inclusively.
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Dancing with currents and waves in the Maldives
Collaborating with a local climate technology company, MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab is pursuing scalable erosion solutions that mimic nature, harnessing ocean currents to expand islands and rebuild… -
Seeking our future in the deep past
Associate professor of architecture Brandon Clifford scrutinizes ancient stone structures, searching for ideas that can revitalize our building practices. -
Model reveals why debunking election misinformation often doesn’t work
The new study also identifies factors that can make these efforts more successful. -
Teen uses pharmacology learned through MIT OpenCourseWare to extract and study medicinal properties of plants
Inspired by traditional medicine, 17-year-old Tomás Orellana is on a mission to identify plants that can help treat students’ health issues.
