MIT charged, along with other universities, in federal lawsuit for illegally limiting student financial aid awards
The suit, filed Jan. 9, claims that the defendant universities used a shared methodology to calculate applicants’ financial aid, which resulted in price-fixing and unfairly limited financial aid.
Pre-registration, boosters, MLK Jr. Day
Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. is the final deadline for continuing students to pre-register for the spring and the deadline for continuing students to select preferences for spring CI-H/CI-HW subjects.
Now is the time for MIT to divest from the fossil fuel industry
There’s no better time to act than now. As the world races to minimize the catastrophic damage that will be inescapable to future generations if nothing is done, MIT must use every tool at its disposal to aid in the fight against climate change.
My rude awakening: “Minor Feelings”
The Asian-American experience is unique. Caught between two cultures, we learn to tightrope walk the boundary between the normal, white-defined, outside world and the traditional world our parents or grandparents still carry.
640 positive tests reported by MIT Medical in past seven days
MIT’s positivity rate is lower than the Cambridge 14-day average of 6.37% and the Massachusetts 7-day average of 21.61%, but the rate of positive cases has increased significantly from the fall semester, where the highest 7-day positivity rate was 0.28%.
Cold wave sweeps over the southeast
The weather this weekend will be crisp but sunny – perfect for a walk outside to clear the winter blues. Just make sure you bundle up, and maybe keep your mask up to protect your cheeks from the biting cold.
Empowering ourselves to be better researchers through unionization
Teachers unionize to reduce class sizes so they can focus on providing the best education possible to their students. Nurses unionize to fight understaffing so they can give their patients quality care. We’re unionizing so we can focus on conducting world-class research.
What P/NR taught me
Besides encouraging me to adopt a healthier mindset when it comes to academics, P/NR has taught me to embrace a lifestyle that has a balance of work and fun.
Majority of MIT graduates sign union authorization cards, GSU authors letter to Reif
The MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) submitted a letter to President L. Rafael Reif, “announcing that an overwhelming majority of MIT’s 5,000 graduate employees” “signed union authorization cards” on Dec. 13.
MIT requires boosters, updates isolation policies and IAP plans in response to rise in positive cases and Omicron variant
In response to a local and global rise in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant, MIT is requiring all eligible community members to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster by Jan. 14 to access MIT buildings. MIT has also updated its isolation and quarantine practices, event policies, and...
MIT Class of 2026’s early admissions rate at record low 4.7%
MIT offered early admission to 697 students to the Class of 2026 out of 14,781 applicants, for an acceptance rate of 4.7%. MIT Admissions Assistant Director Chris Peterson SM ’13 announced the statistics in an MIT Admissions blog post on Dec. 18.
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Majority of MIT graduates sign union authorization cards, GSU authors letter to Reif
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MIT requires boosters, updates isolation policies and IAP plans in response to rise in positive cases and Omicron variant
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MIT Class of 2026’s early admissions rate at record low 4.7%
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Pre-registration, January ASEs, boosters
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Celebrate the return of IAP with a snowstorm
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56 positive COVID-19 tests reported by MIT Medical in past week
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Provost Martin Schmidt to become President of RPI next summer
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Fighting (against MIT) for math
Like many in California, I am battling my local school board and the state Board of Education to maintain high quality standards in math, to keep calculus available to high school students, and to negate the idea that right answers and showing your work in math are examples of “white...
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...
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.
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Fighting (against MIT) for math
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International student workers deserve fair treatment
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The MIT GSU and UE will bring a history of social justice to the future of MIT
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Graduate student-leaders: only a union can secure real change at MIT
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Institute for Work and Employment Research faculty comment on potential graduate student unionization
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Why it’s time to leave social media
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The UE isn’t the union the GSU claims it is
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‘The Radio Operator’: A look into 1930s New York City
At its heart, ‘The Radio Operator’ is about identity.
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Magic lies within us
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A will of steel: Reinaldo Marcus Green imagines champions into existence in ‘King Richard’
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‘The Radio Operator’: A look into 1930s New York City
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Eating at Catalyst Restaurant
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A character well-developed
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‘C’mon C’mon’: Mike Mills’ refreshing take on the labors and joys of parenthood
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Schumacher is a brilliant ode to a brilliant racing driver
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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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Taiwan, I miss you
My nostalgia for Taiwan made me wonder why I missed Taiwan so dearly even though I have no family there.
