Free speech needs defenders, not gatekeepers
Free speech faces new challenges in all corners of America, and we call on MIT to fight to protect it.
MIT rejects federal compact
On Friday Oct. 10, MIT President Sally Kornbluth formally rejected the Trump administration's proposed compact in an email to the U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
29 MIT organizations demand MIT firmly reject the Trump administration’s controversial compact
On Friday, Oct. 3, 18 MIT student organizations, including the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) and the MIT Coalition for Palestine, signed an open letter asking President Kornbluth to refuse the conditions of the college compact that the Trump administration released on Oct. 1.
MIT files motion to dismiss antisemitism complaint
On Oct. 8, MIT filed a motion to dismiss a complaint from three affiliates accusing the Institute and Professor Michel DeGraff of antisemitism.
MIT pours billions into redeveloping Kendall Square in a long-term investment
The Institute has spent billions acquiring and redeveloping parts of Kendall, betting that the neighborhood’s good fortunes will continue long-term despite recent record-high vacancy in Cambridge.
New MIT Farm initiative seeks to connect community members with agriculture
Flagship programs include student volunteering sessions at local farms, a weekly community-supported agriculture popup, and a modular miniature mobile farm prototype.
Relief from the recent rain ahead
After the wet and rainy days of the past week, we have a mostly dry weekend ahead.
The Office of the Vice Provost for International Activities expands “The World at MIT” video series
In late September, MIT released a new video series called “The World at MIT,” which features 20 faculty members born outside the U.S.
Interphase students and alumni share DEI-related concerns regarding the replacement of OME by OACES
On Sept. 12, the MIT Faculty Newsletter introduced the Office of Academic Community, Empowerment, and Success (OACES), which replaced the former Office of Minority Education (OME).
Nobel-winning economics professors Banerjee and Duflo to join the University of Zurich in July 2026
Prominent MIT Professors of Economics Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo PhD ’99 will join the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics at the University of Zurich (UZH) in July 2026.
MIT Graduate Student Union holds Oct. 10 press conference on college compact
On Friday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m., the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) held a press conference outside Building 7 commending MIT’s decision to reject the college compact and highlighting the potential ramifications had it signed the compact.
The Handel and Haydn Society opens the 2025–26 season with a captivating rendition of Handel’s Saul
H+H opened its new season with Handel’s Saul, a monumental three-hour oratorio tracing the fall of Israel’s first king and the rise of David.
A night at the MFA with Daveed Diggs
On Thursday, Oct. 9, actor, producer, and musician Daveed Diggs opened the 2025–2026 season of the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures at the Museum of Fine Arts in an evening framed around celebrating community, art and creativity.
PopUp Bagels ‘pop up’ in Harvard Square
The Tech was invited to participate in a VIP bagel drop. Here’s what we thought.
MINCE unveils Untitled, a mysterious first event of the year
The Tech reviews MINCE’s Untitled
Tequila isn’t good for you, but the derivatives of this byproduct might be
Zinc-oxide nanoparticles are a ‘promising’ antibiotic with a waste-reducing source.
Unpluq encourages users to unplug from their smartphones
From May to July, I used Unpluq, a phone habit tool designed for reducing screen time on smartphones.
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MIT Provost Anantha Chandrakasan outlines Institute strategy for navigating new financial burdens
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MIT Health flu clinic now requires appointments
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Trump administration asks MIT to sign politically-inflected compact to receive federal funding preferences
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MIT Sloan Professor Retsef Levi takes charge of CDC COVID-19 vaccination working group
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MIT could pay over $10 million for H-1B visa sponsorships under new Trump order
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2025 Advanced Standing Exams participation decreases for 5.111 and 6.100A
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We Condemn Violent Responses to Free Expression
Members of the MIT Council on Academic Freedom speak on the assassination of Charlie Kirk
Living in the age of prophets
Salman Huseynov ’26: “What we should aim for, it seems, is a world with fewer prophets”
When universities suffer, everyone loses
Hall and Ellis: “We must understand that the economic and strategic leverage the U.S. enjoys today was not achieved by accident. It came from deliberate investment in research."
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The BSO offers fresh takes on Debussy and Mahler
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Turn Off the Show, Girl
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An evening of grandeur from Jupiter’s grace to a Hero’s glory
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Mandy Gonzalez brings Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songbook to life
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U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze writes in service of multiplicity
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Defying the laws of physics: The Passengers
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Banshee’s “Fairy Rock” takes flight with debut tour
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
MIT has outscored opponents 101-13 through two games to start the 2025 season
Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
The Engineers opened 2025 as road warriors, with five of their first six games being away… and two being in Texas!
A summer of woe lies ahead for the Celtics
One year after winning the chip, the Celtics are looking to make moves.
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
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Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
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A summer of woe lies ahead for the Celtics
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Women’s Track and Field Wins Program’s First NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship
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Spring Varsity Sports Review
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MIT Club Frisbee: Grim Beavers and Munchers Compete at Sectionals
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MIT women’s swimming and diving claim first national championship; men finish ninth
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On New York City and, more generally, food
NYC gave me Chappell Roan, bagels, and jerk chicken. What about Boston?
Lonesome traveler
I found something in Lonesome Traveler and in Kerouac — whose life and work was fueled by movement, by hitchhiking and catching trains and being On the Road — that made me start to think more deeply about what exactly it meant to travel, to ‘see the world,’ as we...
Why didn’t anyone tell me the doors would still close?
Why didn’t anyone tell me, even after I’ve managed to do the impossible and enter the big doors of MIT, that the doors inside would still slam in my face?
Meet Professor Danielle Wood, a Trailblazer in MIT’s AeroAstro Department
Professor Wood’s work demonstrates how a love for aerospace can cross borders and disciplines at MIT.
Explain like I’m five: 18th edition of the Cambridge Science Carnival makes tough science accessible
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35th Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony features ten improbable scientists and three Nobel laureates from MIT
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Meet Professor Danielle Wood, a Trailblazer in MIT’s AeroAstro Department
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Explain like I’m five: 18th edition of the Cambridge Science Carnival makes tough science accessible
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LIGO celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first direct gravitational wave observation
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Meet Professor Danna Freedman, the new Director of Quantum@MIT
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Meet Alex Shalek, Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
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Connecting the brain and the mind
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