It’s Back! CPW 2025 is April 17-20
Campus Preview Weekend is back! From April 17–20 we will be welcoming the admitted class of 2029. We invite the community to participate by hosting an event, opening their DLC or UROP space for tours, or if you’re an undergraduate student, signing up to host an admitted student or volunteering to help. For more information and to register, please […]
Old Ironsides Battalion Update
As students return for the spring semester, we reflect on this past fall as well as what is on the horizon. Our focus is on the ongoing planning efforts here at the Old Ironsides Battalion in preparation for what promises to be a very busy and exciting spring semester. Once again, this semester, officer instructors […]
News, Updates, and Progress from the Undergraduate Advising Center
The UAC team celebrated a busy and productive end to 2024 with a whole staff retreat. New Team Member Join us in welcoming new team member, Staff Associate Brittney Francisco in Advising & Proactive Support Initiatives! Three open positions have been posted. UAC Advising: Check-In Meetings The first semester of UAC sophomore advising was a […]
Making an Invisible Identity Visible: First-Generation, Low-Income Week of Celebration 2024
MIT’s FLI Week of Celebration theme, “Brick by Brick: Building on Your Strengths,” — a whimsical ode to MIT’s motto of Mens et Manus, “mind and hand” — symbolized our commitment to an asset-based approach of honoring the resilience, strengths, and unique contributions our FLI community brings to MIT. As one of 65 recipients of […]
U.S. Employment Presentation for International Students Draws Record Crowd
This January proved another record attendance for Dan Beaudry’s IAP talk, “What Every International Student/Trainee Should Know about US Employment.” Co-sponsored annually by CAPD, ISO, OGE, and the Office of the Vice President of Research, this virtual presentation remains the most popular workshop for international students each year, typically drawing 150-200 people. This year, 240 […]
News, Updates, and Progress from the Undergraduate Advising Center
Welcoming New Team Members: Two open positions have been posted. UAC Advising is Underway This Fall, we launched UAC Advising for members of the Class of 2027. These advising appointments are designed to complement the advising received in the student’s academic department. The initiative aims to bring consistency and enhanced support to the undergraduate advising […]
OEL Awards Grants to Support Social Impact Opportunities
The Office of Experiential Learning (OEL) recently completed two annual grant processes designed to fuel the creation of experiential learning and other opportunities at MIT.
TEJI Receives Visionary Award
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce has selected The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) to receive a 2024 Visionary Award. TEJI is one of eight local organizations that have been chosen for the Visionary Awards, which celebrate the spirit of discovery and innovation that makes Cambridge unlike anywhere else,” said David Maher, president and CEO of the […]
Welcoming New Mathematics Instructors to ESG
The Experimental Study Group (ESG) is happy to welcome math lecturers Dr. Jonathan Bloom and Dr. Arthur Parzygnat as permanent members of the program, replacing long-time lecturers Jerry Orloff and Gabrielle Stoy.
Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Project Published in Innovative Higher Education
Drs. Raechel Soicher, Amanda Baker and Ruthann Thomas from TLL described their recent work that included the synthesis of data across multiple sources and courses within the department.