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About the Provost
At MIT, the provost is in good companyProvost Anantha Chandrakasan 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 am deeply passionate about the academic mission of MIT to create breakthrough technologies, educate the next generation of leaders, and serve the country and the world.”
Provost Office Updates
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Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work launches at MIT
Recent launch event for the center featured discussions on pro-worker AI, wealth inequality, and the future of liberal democracy. -
Digital innovations and cultural heritage in rural towns
A new book providing a roadmap for blending innovation with tradition among shrinking towns blossomed from a practicum in the MIT Department of… -
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore visits MIT
The leader accepted the Miriam Pozen Prize for international financial policy and delivered a lecture at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Announcing the Committee on Accelerating Translation and Entrepreneurship (CATE)
The committee will clarify MIT’s aspirations within the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem and… -
Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training
The committee will help us understand how MIT community members are already using AI and how they… -
Launching the search for the next vice provost for faculty
We are launching an internal search for MIT’s next vice provost for faculty – a position central… -
Supporting our local community
Every year at this time, we have an opportunity to make a meaningful difference through MIT’s own… -
Announcing the new dean of engineering
Executive Vice Provost and Institute Professor Paula T. Hammond will become the next dean 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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Introducing the Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MIT
The consortium convenes industry, academia, and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply. -
MIT HEALS leadership charts a bold path for convergence in health and life sciences
Angela Koehler, Iain Cheeseman, and Katharina Ribbeck are shaping the collaborative as a platform for transformative research, translation, and talent development across MIT. -
Encoding-Decoding Constellations
A collection of mixed-media works, including laser engravings, wood and fabric sculptures, and animated light pieces, explores how mathematical abstraction, computation, and contemporary craft…
