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President Susan Hockfield delivers her address during the hooding ceremony for doctoral students.

Aalap Dighe, left, the vice president of the Graduate Student Council, and TyShaun Wynter, former president of the Undergraduate Association, present President Susan Hockfield with a brightly colored vase from MIT's Glass Lab at the Hockfield Day celebration on May 17.

(From left), Harvard Provost Alan Garber, Harvard President Drew Faust, MIT President Susan Hockfield and MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif at Wednesday morning's press conference after announcing edX.

On Tuesday, April 10, MIT welcomed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the MIT Media Lab.

President Susan Hockfield delivers a lecture at the Boston Public Library as part of the Lowell Lecture Series which commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

President Susan Hockfield talks with students during the community picnic to celebrate the opening of Maseeh Hall.

President Hockfield and other MIT administrators, faculty and guests are led down Massachusetts Avenue for the 2011 Commencement ceremonies.

President Hockfield hands out diplomas to MIT graduates on June 3, 2011.

Hockfield and MIT's mascot, Tim the Beaver, participate in a flash mob at the MIT150 Open House.

Madame Liu Yandong, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China, and MIT President Susan Hockfield celebrate the signing of an agreement to encourage collaboration between MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University and establish a fellowship program with the China Scholarship Council to sponsor students from China to study at MIT.

President Hockfield holds up the iCharter.

Susan Hockfield, David H. Koch, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Tyler Jacks at the March 4, 2011, dedication of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

President Hockfield and guests at the MIT150 kickoff at the MIT Museum.

President Hockfield talks to community members after the annual State of the Institute address.

President Hockfield meets Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Taipei.

President Hockfield delivers a speech on innovation and the global economy to students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

President Hockfield meets with Madame Liu Yandong, state councilor and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee at the party's central headquarters in the Zhong Nan Hai area of Beijing.

President Hockfield participates at a signing ceremony for an agreement to create the Tsinghua-MIT-Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Joint Center for Theoretical Computer Science. Standing next to President Hockfield, from left, are Tsinghua University President Binglin Gu and CUHK Chancellor Designate Joseph JY Sung.

President Hockfield talks with students during one of the Institute's annual community picnics.

Susan Hockfield chats with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the keynote speaker at the 2009 Commencement exercises.

President Hockfield with Phillip and Susan Ragon at the announcement of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.

On Nov. 16, MIT President Susan Hockfield led a delegation on a weeklong trip to India, highlighting MIT's history with India and the potential for future collaborations.

Incoming freshman Mary Masterman of Oklahoma shares conversation with President Susan Hockfield at her visit to International House after Freshman Convocation.

President Susan Hockfield (center) with MIT Corporation members Alex Dreyfoos (left) and Ronald Kurtz (right), at Commencement 2007.

Class of 2005 President Rohit Gupta receives his diploma from President Susan Hockfield during commencement.