New Course 6 major proposed in AI+Decision Making
The AI+D major would include machine learning, symbolic reasoning, computer vision, natural language, robotics, and medical AI.
Give thanks to good Thanksgiving weather
This Thanksgiving week in Boston will be mostly clear and breezy, with light precipitation expected most of the day Friday. It’s a great weekend to roam around Boston with your friends, or buy your winter jackets!
Alumni town halls held to discuss freedom of expression and community at MIT
The MIT Alumni Association held two hour-long town halls over Zoom to discuss “Freedom of Expression and Community” Nov. 22, with one at 12 p.m. and one at 8 p.m.
Airport shuttles, Thanksgiving, pre-registration
Nov. 25 is Thanksgiving, and Nov. 26 is an Institute holiday. No classes will take place.
Crisp
Crisp air makes my skin feel endless, unable to tell where my body ends and harsh reality begins. All I can notice are my fingertips. Which seems weird.
A good day,
The kids stole my bed, and I looked outside at orange leaves, and the air seeping through my window felt brisk instead of cold, and I knew my breath would be visible as I lived.
Learning
Two weeks ago, I failed a math midterm. Relatively speaking, I guess. I just... ran out of time.
Graduate student-leaders: only a union can secure real change at MIT
Instead of making progress, we witnessed the MIT administration unilaterally ignore inconvenient recommendations, dismiss and exploit the service of graduate student-workers, and resist the changes we urgently need.
Why it’s time to leave social media
Imagine a life where you simply sit and soak in the beautiful fall scenery instead of using your phone to read the latest headlines on Twitter.
‘C’mon C’mon’: Mike Mills’ refreshing take on the labors and joys of parenthood
A24’s latest black-and-white flick offers a poignant, hopeful lens into what it means to care for a child.
The MIT GSU and UE will bring a history of social justice to the future of MIT
In the wake of the resounding endorsement of the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) by MIT’s Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA), the MIT GSU wants to highlight our prioritization of one of the most-voiced graduate worker demands at MIT: a material, institutional commitment to racial and social justice.
A character well-developed
In the wake of the release of their new album, “Character Development,” Evann McIntosh is touring across the United States. They stopped in Cambridge to show off their indie-R&B sound and fun personality at Sonia.
International student workers deserve fair treatment
During this crisis and in the months since, we’ve spoken to many fellow international student workers who believe that MIT’s policies often do not reflect or respond to our needs and that forming a graduate student worker union at MIT is the best way we can compel the Institute to respect our rights and well-being.
New Course 6 major proposed in AI+Decision Making
The AI+D major would include machine learning, symbolic reasoning, computer vision, natural language, robotics, and medical AI.
Alumni town halls held to discuss freedom of expression and community at MIT
The MIT Alumni Association held two hour-long town halls over Zoom to discuss “Freedom of Expression and Community” Nov. 22, with one at 12 p.m. and one at 8 p.m.
Give thanks to good Thanksgiving weather
This Thanksgiving week in Boston will be mostly clear and breezy, with light precipitation expected most of the day Friday. It’s a great weekend to roam around Boston with your friends, or buy your winter jackets!
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New Course 6 major proposed in AI+Decision Making
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Alumni town halls held to discuss freedom of expression and community at MIT
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Give thanks to good Thanksgiving weather
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Airport shuttles, Thanksgiving, pre-registration
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Task Force 2021 and Beyond shares final report
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Class of 2024 Fall Formal held Oct. 24 at Westin Copley Place
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Hackers commemorate 70th anniversary of barber pole hack
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Institute for Work and Employment Research faculty comment on potential graduate student unionization
As faculty in the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), we study a wide range of work and employment relations topics, including union management relations. We do not express a view on whether or not MIT graduate students should be represented by a union; that decision is theirs...
The UE isn’t the union the GSU claims it is
I support our right to unionize. I support the concept of graduate unionization at MIT. And I would support the Graduate Student Union (GSU) if they were unionizing without the UE.
Director of MIT Medical responds to “How MIT health insurance fails graduate workers”
We offer our graduate students competitive and reasonably priced health and dental insurance, provide generous support for students facing medical and other financial hardships, and work collaboratively with students to improve our delivery of medical services.
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Institute for Work and Employment Research faculty comment on potential graduate student unionization
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The UE isn’t the union the GSU claims it is
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Director of MIT Medical responds to “How MIT health insurance fails graduate workers”
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MIT Democrats endorses candidates for the Cambridge City Council and Boston mayoral race
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A $6,000 bill and inadequate coverage: How MIT health insurance fails graduate workers
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Censorship and the Carlson Lecture from an alum’s perspective
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MIT must not cancel scientific presentations over societal pressure
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Schumacher is a brilliant ode to a brilliant racing driver
It’s the first (and, so far, only) documentary made about seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher that has his family’s seal of approval, and it charts his journey from a young boy racing in go-karts to his five consecutive titles with the iconic team Ferrari.
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Eating at Catalyst Restaurant
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Schumacher is a brilliant ode to a brilliant racing driver
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A classic love story, unraveled
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What we do with ‘RENT’
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Family Weekend Concert: a wonderful night for music aficionados
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The pursuit of blind nostalgia and shimmering stardom
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A trip to old Havana
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Women’s Wrestling team started at MIT
MIT is starting a Women’s Wrestling team, with the goal of catering to both experienced wrestlers and beginners willing to learn the sport.
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Women’s Wrestling team started at MIT
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MIT alumna Christina Birch qualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2021
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Men’s Volleyball coach highlights a season cut short
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Sailing seniors appreciate their time on and off the water
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Women’s tennis coach honors her team’s efforts
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Men’s Tennis reflects on its shortened season
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Women’s lacrosse coach describes her team’s shortened season
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Advice for a first-year college student redux
Part of the problem is that the symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of many other mental maladies peculiar to the first year. Homesickness presents much the same way: a feeling of disorientation, of “something is missing”.
