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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Commencement participation from employees
We encourage all staff to take an active role in Commencement festivities. -
Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International Airport
Students develop entrepreneurial mindsets and cultural competency in a startup boot camp. -
MIT inaugurates “Dialogues Across Difference” series
Featuring philosopher John Tomasi, a lecture and conversation event launches a set of community gatherings. -
NLRB decision on fellows
NLRB has responded to a petition by the MIT Graduate Student Union. -
3 Questions: John Dozier on Dialogues Across Difference
A new campus series intends to inspire conversation about building community across the Institute. -
Inviting you to inaugural “Dialogues Across Difference” with John Tomasi
We invite you to join us for the first in a new series of guest lectures and campus conversations called “Dialogues Across Difference: Building Community at MIT.” -
Nominations open for 2023 MIT Staff Award for Distinction in Service
We invite the MIT community to consider colleagues who have made remarkable contributions to the Institute for the MIT Staff Award for Distinction in Service. -
Illuminating the successes and struggles of MIT Black history
The MIT Black History Project is documenting 150+ years of the Black experience at the Institute and beyond. -
Update on progress of Task Force 2021 and Beyond recommendations
In May 2020, President Reif charged Task Force 2021 and Beyond with creating “blueprints for building a better MIT” in a post-pandemic world. -
The latest on grad student union negotiations
In a nutshell, the negotiations have been collegial and constructive. Much ground has been covered, yet there is much more to explore with the GSU. -
New MIT internships expand research opportunities in Africa
With new support from the Office of the Associate Provost for International Activities, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the MIT-Africa program are expanding internship opportunities for MIT students at universities and leading academic research centers in Africa. -
Sharing report from Ad Hoc Committee on Arts, Culture, and DEI
In the summer of 2020, President Reif outlined a number of steps the Institute would take to address the lasting legacy of racism.