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June 08, 2012
Below is the prepared text of the charge to the graduates by MIT President Susan Hockfield for the Institute’s...
June 08, 2012
Check back here frequently throughout the day for an updated slideshow of photos from before, during and after MIT's 146th Commencement ceremony. Congratulations to the Class of 2012.

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June 07, 2012
The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees — elected 10 term members, with terms ranging from two to five years, during its quarterly meeting today. President Susan Hockfield, who will...
June 07, 2012
At MIT, advanced degree candidates receive their doctoral hoods in a separate ceremony held the day before Commencement.
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June 06, 2012
With MIT President Susan Hockfield as the featured speaker, the Quarter Century Club (QCC) inducted 174 new members...
May 31, 2012
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” — new techniques for...
May 31, 2012
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” — new techniques for...
May 17, 2012
A carnival atmosphere overtook Killian Court today as students, faculty and staff came out en masse for a community picnic to celebrate Susan Hockfield, MIT’s 16th president, who will conclude her...
May 17, 2012
No one can be all things to all people. But President-elect L. Rafael Reif is regarded by many members of the MIT community as “warm,” “humble” and “human,” and as someone who cares deeply about...
May 16, 2012
Below are remarks delivered by President-Elect L. Rafael Reif at an MIT community meeting and reception held following Reif’s election as the Institute’s 17th president on May 16, 2012.
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May 16, 2012
“I cannot tell you that this is a dream come true,” L. Rafael Reif said shortly after his election...
May 16, 2012
L. Rafael Reif, a distinguished electrical engineer whose seven-year tenure as MIT’s provost has helped MIT maintain its appetite for bold action as well as its firm financial footing, has been...
May 16, 2012
Students who were involved in the search for MIT’s new leader say they welcome today’s selection of L. Rafael Reif as the Institute’s 17th president, citing his “willingness to engage students” as...
May 11, 2012
First-year students at MIT
Members of the Class of 2015, from left, Abdulaziz Alghunaim, Elana Ben-Akiva...
May 10, 2012
As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing’s role in the country’s economic future through this series on...
May 08, 2012
On Feb. 16, when MIT President Susan Hockfield announced her intention to step down from her post, she set in...
May 02, 2012
MIT President Susan Hockfield and Harvard University President Drew Faust, accompanied by top officials from both institutions, announced on Wednesday a new collaboration that will unite the...
May 02, 2012
Robert Lepage brought his talent and unique multidisciplinary perspective to MIT during his residency from April 24-26. His time on campus was full from morning to night as he met with and...
May 02, 2012
Harvard University and MIT today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will...
April 30, 2012
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Community Catalyst Leadership Program (CCLP). Since 2007, CCLP has...
April 17, 2012
On Thursday, May 17, the MIT community is invited to gather for a celebration picnic in honor of President Susan Hockfield, who...
March 08, 2012
Twelve members of the MIT Corporation and 10 faculty members have been named to a Presidential Search Committee tasked with identifying a successor to President Susan Hockfield. Additionally, three...
March 01, 2012
Nineteen individuals and three teams were honored on Tuesday, Feb. 28, during this year's MIT Excellence Awards. The awards...
February 16, 2012
Among the 19 individuals and teams to be honored at this year's MIT Excellence Awards, two are longtime veterans of the Institute — Lin-Wen Hu of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, an alumna with 16...
February 16, 2012
To the Members of the MIT Community:

I write to share with you my decision to step down from the presidency of MIT. Over the past seven years, working together we have accomplished far...
February 16, 2012
Susan Hockfield, the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced today her intention to step down from her position. Hockfield has served as president since December 2004...
February 10, 2012
On Thursday morning, hundreds from the MIT community gathered to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Institute’s 38th annual breakfast celebration of the late civil rights leader. At...
February 09, 2012
On April 10, 1861, the Massachusetts legislature authorized a charter officially creating the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two days later, Confederate forces besieged Fort Sumter in South...
February 01, 2012
MIT President Susan Hockfield and about a dozen members of the MIT faculty traveled to Davos, Switzerland, last week to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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January 25, 2012
As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing’s role in America’s economic future through this series on work...
December 14, 2011
The connection between MIT and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) over the decades has been a strong one. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the two came together again to explore the current...