Updates
To keep you informed, find the latest news, events, and reports coming out of our office—plus the provost’s Letters to the Community.
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Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT provost
Chandrakasan has also served as dean of engineering and MIT’s inaugural chief innovation and strategy officer. -
Launch of Search Advisory Committee for Dean of Engineering
I write to update you on the search for the next dean of the School of Engineering. -
President Emeritus Reif reflects on successes as a technical leader
At a fireside chat, L. Rafael Reif and Anantha P. Chandrakasan discussed the importance of developing engineering leadership skills to solve the world’s most challenging problems. -
Summer 2025 reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff, including a book co-authored by Vice Provost Dimitris Bertsimas. -
The tenured engineers of 2025
Eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering. -
Introducing the L. Rafael Reif Innovation Corridor
“A channel for people and ideas to flow freely through the heart of MIT,” the walkway between buildings 12, 13, 24, and 31 has been named in honor of MIT’s 17th president. -
Gaspare LoDuca named VP for information systems and technology and CIO
Chief information officer at Columbia University will join MIT in August. -
Students and staff work together for MIT’s first “No Mow May”
With advocacy from GSC Sustain, the No Mow May project supports pollinator habitats and provides educational opportunities. -
Bringing meaning into technology deployment
The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility. -
Highlights from MIT’s first-ever Artfinity festival
Offerings included talks, concerts, and interactive installations. -
Dimitris Bertsimas receives the 2025-2026 Killian Award
The professor of operations research is honored for his intellectual achievements and educational leadership. -
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.