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Anant Agarwal is the CEO of edX, an online learning destination founded by MIT and Harvard. He has served as the director of CSAIL, MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT.

Anant Agarwal, MIT professor and edX CEO, wins Yidan Prize

Agarwal is recognized for making education more accessible to people around the world, via edX open-source online platform.

September 18, 2018

MIT named No. 3 university by US News for 2019

Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 10, 2018

Open Access Task Force members consulted with domain experts across campus and beyond to develop an understanding of current local, national, and global practices, policies, and possibilities.

MIT Open Access Task Force releases white paper

Paper provides an overview of efforts to make research and scholarship more freely and openly available.

September 7, 2018

Effort to support postsecondary education in prison will be housed at MIT

A multi-university consortium will look to transform the lives of incarcerated people through education.

September 6, 2018

Learners from around the world have completed the online course Introduction to Computer Science using Python through MITx on edX.

Most popular MITx MOOC reaches 1.2 million enrollments

Since its first online offering in 2012, Introduction to Computer Science using Python from MITx has become the most popular MOOC in MIT history.

August 30, 2018

Chris Caplice (left) is executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, and Justin Reich is executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab.

Chris Caplice and Justin Reich win 2018 MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs

Award for outstanding teaching and learning is meant to encourage development of new methods and technologies for massive open online courses.

August 24, 2018

MIT alumnus Alan Hanson led the International Nuclear Leadership Education Program at MIT — the only program of its kind in the world.

Alan Hanson, who led the International Nuclear Leadership Education Program, dies at 71

Alumnus directed a unique program for nuclear leaders from countries new to nuclear power.

August 22, 2018

This year's winners are (clockwise from top left) William Minicozzi, Ankur Moitra, Paul O’Gorman, and Kerstin Perez

Four honored with 2018 School of Science teaching prizes

Moitra, O’Gorman, Perez, and Minicozzi were nominated by students and colleagues for demonstrating excellence in instruction.

August 20, 2018

J-PAL teaching assistants and program participants discuss how to design randomized evaluations in real-world settings.

Learning to evaluate social programs

Flagship J-PAL course teaches policy leaders how, why, and when to evaluate social programs ranging from antiviolence interventions to housing mobility initiatives.

August 16, 2018

Students in the Beaver Works Summer Institute’s Autonomous RACECAR course follow their cars around a racetrack during the program’s final race.

A transformative summer for student engineers

High school students explored engineering and technology at the Beaver Works Summer Institute, ending with robot races and demonstrations.

August 13, 2018

Professor of chemical engineering Kristala Prather teaches Fermentation Technology, a short program offered by MIT Professional Education.

A summer tune-up for industry professionals

A popular class on fermentation technology has been attracting mid-career students to MIT for more than 50 years.

August 11, 2018

To help students gain a better grasp of biological concepts, MIT and Northwestern University researchers have designed new educational kits that can be used to perform experiments that produce glowing proteins, scents, or other easily observed phenomena, through the engineering of DNA.

Inexpensive biology kits offer hands-on experience with DNA

Using freeze-dried, shelf-stable cellular components, students can learn about key biological concepts.

August 1, 2018

Members of J-WEL’s Higher Education Collaborative identified key themes at the March 2018 J-WEL Week.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab welcomes initial members

Membership in the first year includes leading companies, universities, and non-governmental organizations.

July 31, 2018

MIT historian Anne McCants, vice president of the International Economic History Association (IEHA), says that research presented at the 2018 World Economic History Congress speaks "directly to the questions the whole world is asking at this moment."

Q&A: Anne McCants on "Waves of Globalization," the 2018 World Economic History Congress at MIT

Congress of leading thinkers in economic, business, and social history convenes in the US for first time in 50 years.

July 30, 2018

Pierre Lermusiaux (left), professor of mechanical engineering and ocean science and engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for operations. Rohit Karnik (right), associate professor of mechanical engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for education.

Department of Mechanical Engineering announces new leadership team

Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.

July 27, 2018

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