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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UROP mixer: Mentor sign up
This dynamic, expo-style event is all about creating meaningful connections between undergraduate students and UROP mentors. -
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT
Panel discussions focused on innovation in many forms of energy, then a tour of campus featured student research. -
Call for nominations: MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program
Faculty colleagues are invited to recognize the exceptional teachers among their peers. -
By attracting the world’s sharpest talent, MIT helps keep the US a step ahead
MIT is a global community whose international engagement bestows benefits well beyond the Cambridge campus. -
What does the future hold for generative AI?
At the inaugural MGAIC Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology. -
Launch of search for next vice provost for the arts
The vice provost for the arts is charged with advancing the arts as a central pillar of MIT’s mission, providing vision, strategy, and advocacy for the arts at the Institute. -
MITHIC funding opportunities
Applications can now be submitted for the second round of funding for the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC). -
New policy on employee conflict of commitment
The letter announces a new streamlined system, MyCOI-OPA+, for consolidated reporting of financial conflicts of interest and outside professional activities, as well as a Conflict of Commitment policy that applies to all Institute employees. -
Update on Paula Hammond’s new role
I write to provide you with details on Executive Vice Provost Paula Hammond’s expanded portfolio of responsibilities within the Provost’s Office. -
Sharing final career advancement report recommendations
I write to share the final report of the Task Force 2021 Refinement and Implementation Committee on Career Support for Lecturers and Technical Instructors (RIC 7). -
Staff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
The MIT community celebrates their fellow staff members’ talent and dedication to the Institute. -
MIT Learn offers “a whole new front door to the Institute”
The AI-enabled platform serves as a hub for MIT’s lifelong learning opportunities.