Past committees

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• Ad Hoc Committee on Arts, Culture, and DEI

  As part of a set of July 2020 commitments to confront history, challenge common assumptions, and incorporate previously marginalized voices, MIT convened the Ad Hoc Committee on Arts, Culture, and DEI to activate the arts and humanities in this effort. The  committee submitted its report in April 2022, making recommendations to create an arts festival, increasing support for student groups, diversify MIT’s public art collection, developing and enhance tours of the campus, and evaluate the legacy of Francis Amasa Walker, MIT’s third president. Beginning in December 2022, an implementation committee coordinated working groups on the first four recommendations; their final report to the Provost was submitted in June 2024. A study on Walker is proceeding under the direction of faculty from MIT’s History section and senior leadership.

• Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring

  The Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring’s primary aim was to deliver a strategic plan to guide policies and programs to be implemented at MIT. A central component of MIT’s graduate education is the opportunity for students to learn from and model their faculty mentors. Excellence in graduate student mentoring and advising is a fundamental responsibility of our faculty and fosters innovation and scholarship. Programs and policies that support faculty and students in this regard are essential to the Institute’s mission.

  The committee was formed in spring 2021 (view committee’s charge) and released its final report in April 2023.

• Ad Hoc Committee on Online Continuing and Professional Education

  The Ad Hoc Committee on Online Continuing and Professional Education (OCPE) was charged by the provost and academic deans to investigate the landscape of MIT OCPE offerings and to provide recommendations regarding how to improve MIT’s OCPE effectiveness and impact.

  The group was formed in response to Task Force 2021 and released its final report in spring 2023. Read the Ad Hoc Committee on Online Continuing and Professional Education Final Report.

• Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression

  The Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression was charged with reviewing MIT’s statements on free expression, recommending changes as needed, reviewing input from MIT stakeholders, devising scenarios to illustrate their recommendations, and suggesting principles and processes for decision making.

  The group was formed in February 2022 and released its final report in September 2022. Read the Report of the MIT Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression.

• Values Statement Committee

  To build a sense of shared purpose, expectations, and accountability, the MIT Values Statement Committee engaged the MIT community in the foundational work of developing a statement of shared values. Comprising staff, faculty, students, postdocs, and alumni, the committee sought to create a statement grounded in universal ideals but also speaking to MIT’s distinctive character and culture.

  The committee received its charge in December 2020 and issued its final report in April 2022. Read the Values Statement Committee Final Report.