Diversity

“A community succeeds in its diversity only when it looks beyond the numbers alone and actively creates a culture where everyone feels valued, included and at ease, an environment in which everyone can do their very best work.”                                                         - Susan Hockfield

January 17, 2013
Eric Trac’s senior year at MIT has been a busy one. He’s finishing his coursework in chemical engineering, applying to medical school, and researching a gel that can help heal scarred vocal cords. He...
January 07, 2013
South Asian immigrants were not legally allowed to enter the United States between 1917 and 1965. But many came anyway: working on British steamships, then deserting in American ports and carving out...
January 07, 2013

South Asian immigrants were not legally allowed to enter the United States between 1917 and 1965. But many came anyway: working on British steamships, then deserting in American ports and carving...

January 07, 2013
South Asian immigrants were not legally allowed to enter the United States between 1917 and 1965. But many came anyway: working on British steamships, then deserting in American ports and carving out...
December 19, 2012
Last weekend, 650 students were offered early-action undergraduate admission to MIT’s Class of 2017. The 6,541 students who applied to MIT during the early-action period represent a 9 percent...
December 19, 2012
Last weekend, 650 students were offered early-action undergraduate admission to MIT’s Class of 2017. The 6,541 students who applied to MIT during the early-action period represent a 9 percent...
December 19, 2012
Last weekend, 650 students were offered early-action undergraduate admission to MIT’s Class of 2017. The 6,541 students who applied to MIT during the early-action period represent a 9 percent...
December 04, 2012
Best of 2012 MIT senior Arfa Aijazi might say that her path to the Institute started with the yeast-...
December 04, 2012
Best of 2012 MIT senior Arfa Aijazi might say that her path to the Institute started with the yeast...
December 04, 2012
MIT senior Arfa Aijazi might say that her path to the Institute started with the yeast-powered fuel cell she made for a high-school science fair — a project that led her to the Intel International...
November 29, 2012
About 40 undergraduate and graduate students journeyed to Provincetown on Friday, Sept. 28, for the 10th Annual Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer, and Ally (LBGTQA) Community Leadership...
November 29, 2012
About 40 undergraduate and graduate students journeyed to Provincetown on Friday, Sept. 28, for the 10th Annual Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer, and Ally (LBGTQA) Community Leadership...
November 29, 2012
About 40 undergraduate and graduate students journeyed to Provincetown on Friday, Sept. 28, for the 10th Annual Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer, and Ally (LBGTQA) Community Leadership...
November 13, 2012
The sixth cohort of Xerox-MIT Fellows was honored at a dinner co-hosted on Oct. 15 by Xerox CTO Sophie...
November 13, 2012
The sixth cohort of Xerox-MIT Fellows was honored at a dinner co-hosted on Oct. 15 by Xerox CTO Sophie...
November 06, 2012
The 2012 ML Jr. professors and scholars
From left, top row: Terrence Blackman,...
November 06, 2012
The 2012 ML Jr. professors and scholars
From left, top row: Terrence Blackman,...
November 06, 2012
The 2012 ML Jr. professors and scholars
From left, top row: Terrence Blackman, Carlos Castillo-...
October 09, 2012
Edmund Bertschinger, head of the Department of Physics, will receive the Outstanding MAEStro Award from MAES-Latinos in Engineering and Science at its...
October 09, 2012
Edmund Bertschinger, head of the Department of Physics, will receive the Outstanding MAEStro Award from MAES-Latinos in Engineering and Science at its...
October 09, 2012
Edmund Bertschinger, head of the Department of Physics, will receive the Outstanding MAEStro Award from MAES-Latinos in Engineering and Science at its...
October 04, 2012
What is citizenship and how is it affected by race and gender? How have concepts of identity evolved over time? And what role do race and gender play in contemporary border conflicts? These are among...
October 04, 2012
What is citizenship and how is it affected by race and gender? How have concepts of identity evolved over time? And what role do race and gender play in contemporary border conflicts? These are among...
September 21, 2012


Arab students served up desserts, dancing and music in Maseeh Hall this month at the first in a new bi-weekly series of Maseeh Cultural Study Breaks. In a twist on the ever-popular study...
September 21, 2012


Arab students served up desserts, dancing and music in Maseeh Hall this month at the first in a new bi-weekly series of Maseeh Cultural Study Breaks. In a twist on the ever-popular study...

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