‘This is a dream I never dared to imagine’
President-elect L. Rafael Reif greets the MIT community — and the world — as the Institute’s next leader.
L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th president
As provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.
Students hail selection of L. Rafael Reif as MIT’s 17th president
Members of Student Advisory Committee cite president-elect’s ‘strong leadership and a willingness to engage students’ as provost.
Some MIT freshmen get high-level advisors
Top administrators ‘walk the talk’ by advising members of the Class of 2015.
MIT and Harvard launch a ‘revolution in education’
Online edX courses will open both universities’ classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.
MIT and Harvard announce edX
Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.
MIT establishes Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)
$1.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will launch CAST.
Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus education
New online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.
Four professors named 2012 MacVicar Fellows
Broadhead, Kaelbling, Kaiser and Rose awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Anant Agarwal named director of new unit to advance MITx
Instructor of inaugural 6.002x course will step down as CSAIL director.
First course offered by MITx begins
More than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
MathWorks makes multi-year sponsorship commitment to MIT OpenCourseWare
Joins Dow Chemical and Lockheed Martin in OCW Next Decade Alliance to support global educational opportunity.
Susan Hockfield to step down
MIT’s 16th president led Institute in service to nation and world; met recession with unprecedented fundraising success and careful budget management.