Equity and inclusion

A 2018 Future Strategy Forum panel featured (l-r) Beverly Kirk, Captain Asha Castleberry, Shamila Chaudhary, Janne Nolan, Sara Plana, Rachel Tecott, and Tamara Cofman Wittes. This year's forum, The Future of Cooperation and Conflict in the Time of Covid-19, will be held virtually in June.

A forum for female voices in international security

MIT graduate students launched the Future Strategy Forum to advance women in security studies.

May 4, 2020

A group of students from Harvard and MIT have created a mentoring platform called CovEducation that matches K-12 students from low income communities with college students to provide academic support.

Helping K-12 students overcome school closures

CovEducation matches college students with younger learners to facilitate online learning.

April 17, 2020

Ritu Raman speaks about WISDM, a platform highlighting female speakers at MIT.

3 Questions: Ritu Raman on the Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT

MIT postoc and WISDM founder reflects on her role models and the Institute's innovation and entrepreneurship community.

March 24, 2020

The three winning teams from the Hack for Inclusion 2020 and the crowd's favorite pose with their checks.

Hacking the challenges that are hard to talk about

Hack for Inclusion partnered with corporations and organizations to pose 14 challenges directly related to problems those groups are currently facing.

March 11, 2020

Renae Irving '18 is a molecular biology research associate, and Academic Mentoring Seminar instructor for the SEED Academy program at MIT.

3 Questions: Renae Irving on creating supportive learning environments for middle- and high-school students

Molecular biology researcher and MIT alumna is an Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) instructor.

March 9, 2020

Catherine D’Ignazio is the co-author of a new book, “Data Feminism,” published by MIT Press in March 2020.

The elephant in the server room

Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.

March 9, 2020

Joe Steinmeyer and SEED Academy students Lea Grohmann (left), Daysia Charles (center), and Yenifer Lemus (right) prepare for their final electronics presentations.

3 Questions: Joe Steinmeyer on guiding students into the world of STEM

Since 2009, Steinmeyer has taught more than 400 students in the MITES, MOSTEC, SEED Academy, and E2 programs.

March 4, 2020

Sasha Costanza-Chock, the Mitsui Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program, is author of a new book, “Design Justice: Community Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need,” published by the MIT Press.

Design, power, and justice

In new book “Design Justice,” Associate Professor Sasha Costanza-Chock examines how to make technology work for more people in society.

March 3, 2020

MLK Scholar Ben McDonald uses his synthetic chemistry skills set to develop new applications in Tim Swager’s lab.

Answering “Why?”

MLK Visiting Scholar Benjamin McDonald uses synthetic organic chemistry in the Swager lab to answer questions with more questions.

March 2, 2020

“I’ve been drawn to [international] experiences mainly because I love school, and I love the classroom experience, but it just can’t compare to living with people and understanding their way of life and the issues they face every day," says senior Kendyll Hicks.

A force for health equity

Through on-site projects in developing countries and internships in the business world, Kendyll Hicks explores the political and economic drivers of global health.

February 29, 2020