Concord Market opens in the Student Center on March 11
On March 11, Concord Market opened in the Student Center (W20). The vendor occupies the space previously held by La Verde’s Market, which closed in April 2023 after more than three decades of service.
Referendum on UA ballot asks MIT to condemn arrest of recent Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil
The Undergraduate Association (UA)’s election includes a referendum calling the MIT administration to formally condemn the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, “adopt a policy of non-collaboration with federal immigration enforcement agencies like ICE wherever legally possible, and affirm support for freedom of political speech on campus.”
MIT admits to 603 Regular Action applicants for the Class of 2029
Stu Schmill: “I remain in awe of the students we admitted as well as so many of those that we had to turn away.”
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science MEng program experiences funding cuts of 5-10%
These changes come after President Kornbluth’s recent announcement of wide-ranging cuts across the Institute.
Burhan Azeem ’19 returns to the Institute to ask, “How do we legalize cities?”
On March 17, City Councilor Burhan Azeem ’19 returned to the Institute to give a talk on Cambridge’s recent historic changes to zoning, which he led with Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui.
Provost Cynthia Barnhart announces retirement
On Feb. 19, President Kornbluth wrote an email to the MIT community announcing that Cynthia Barnhart, MIT’s provost since 2022, will step down from her position on July 1.
Uncertainty the sentiment at February Faculty Meeting amidst turmoil in D.C.
The Institute will implement a hiring freeze and decrease funding for all units in response to the Trump administration’s multifaceted cuts for higher education.
Three from MIT chosen for Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Three individuals from MIT have been named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars, earning fully funded postgraduate scholarships to study at Cambridge University in the UK
Blue Bottle Independent Union workers conduct Jan. 25 Kendall Square walkout
Prull: “As an independent union, we do it all ourselves. We are both workers, and union members, and union leaders.”
Three from MIT named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars
On Jan. 15, the Schwarzman Scholars Program announced its tenth cohort, including three from MIT. Scholars pursue a fully funded, one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Per the scholarship’s website, the Schwarzman Scholars Program is intended to create leaders and form “global relationships that can be activated over a lifetime.”
Search for suspect on campus concludes with arrest in Somerville
Police arrested Fabio Armelio after a string of break-ins.
Undergraduate Association releases inaugural participatory budgeting results
On Nov. 25, the MIT Undergraduate Association (UA) released the winning proposals of its inaugural participatory budgeting process.