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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. ”
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Provost Office Updates
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Mission directors announced for the Climate Project at MIT
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Community members receive 2024 MIT Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
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MIT announces 2024 Bose Grants
The grants fund studies of green hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring.
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Launching the Future of the Arts at MIT Committee
The committee will advise the Institute on new ways to envision the place of the arts in our… -
Join MIT Solve on May 22
I write to invite you to attend the public opening plenary of Solve at MIT 2024. -
Addressing questions regarding recent campus events
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Disciplinary next steps regarding some students
Student Life staff have now initiated disciplinary actions, which will apply in the interim until… -
Progress on search for next dean of MIT Sloan
Six faculty members will join the search committee, and three advisory groups will provide input…
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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The World at MIT
In three-minute interviews, faculty members recount how and why they came to adopt MIT as their professional home. -
Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager named Kavli Prize Laureates
MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics. -
MIT-Takeda Program wraps up with 16 publications, a patent, and nearly two dozen projects completed
The program focused on AI in health care.
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