MIT, White House co-sponsor workshop on big-data privacy
MIT hosts the first of three conferences on privacy policy
MIT follows up on questions raised in Aaron Swartz case
President Reif and Academic Council consider MIT’s commitment to open access, its document-retention policies, and general community feedback
Martin Schmidt named provost; Cynthia Barnhart named chancellor
Two faculty members named to MIT’s most senior academic posts first arrived at the Institute as students in the early 1980s.
Reif releases preliminary report of the Institute-Wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education
Report presents possibilities for reimagining an MIT education.
DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman will be MIT’s 2014 Commencement speaker
A champion of market-driven science, trained as an engineer, will address the Class of 2014 on June 6.
MIT’s Lobby 10 to be renamed in honor of fallen veterans
Already home to war memorials, central campus location to get official new name: ‘Memorial Lobby.’
Grimson to assume key role in fundraising campaign; Schmidt to serve as acting provost
In new capacity, outgoing chancellor will ensure that faculty and student priorities are reflected in the coming capital campaign.
Reif announces plans to launch an MIT Innovation Initiative
President asks 19-member panel, led by professors Fiona Murray and Vladimir Bulović, to deliver recommendations on next steps by Jan. 31.
Task Force on the Future of MIT Education works toward preliminary report this fall
Hundreds of members of the MIT community — including more than half of the faculty — have weighed in on the topic.
Reif to co-chair renewed US manufacturing partnership
MIT president will help lead President Obama’s second-generation initiative to strengthen domestic manufacturing.