2025 Fall Career Fair draws more than 200 firms, with activist presence
Over 200 firms — ranging from the typical Jane Street and Google to the NSA and fledgling startups — drew interest from flocks of eager students at MIT’s 2025 Fall Career Fair on Friday, Sept. 19.
Institute Professor Paula Hammond appointed next School of Engineering dean
Paula T. Hammond ’84 PhD ’93 will serve as the next dean of the School of Engineering, Provost Chandrakasan announced on Friday, Dec. 5. She will be the first woman to serve as dean of MIT’s largest school.
MIT Facilities seeks to enhance campus green space, sustainability as it looks towards future
Over the past few years, MIT has actively tried to “strengthen the campus tree canopy” and improve sustainability while still being “cost-conscious,” shared Monica Lee, Communications Director for Campus Services and Stewardship.
Sloan Dean Richard M. Locke warns of AI automation and asserts need to reimagine education
MIT Sloan Dean Richard M. Locke PhD ‘89 bluntly warned that AI automation is set to reshape white-collar jobs and called on universities to reimagine education in an address and panel at the MIT Human Insight Collaborative event on Monday, Nov. 17.
AI offers startups an opening, but business acumen still key, says Trust Center head
Aulet says that AI might be similar to the dot-com bubble in that there will be “some huge winners” like Amazon, but also many losers such as Pets.com.
MIT leaders extol importance of humanities at annual MITHIC event
MITHIC, which was formed last fall, is one of President Sally Kornbluth’s signature initiatives and aims to promote work involving the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Seven incumbents and two challengers win seats to Cambridge city council
At 12:28 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the City of Cambridge’s election commission announced the preliminary results of the 2025 city council and school committee elections.
MIT’s endowment rises 11.4% to $27.4 billion in 2025 fiscal year
MIT’s net assets swelled to a record high in its last fiscal year.
Second “No Kings” protest attracts tens of thousands to Boston Common on Oct. 18
From 12 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 18, tens of thousands of people gathered at Boston Common to protest the Trump administration.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla ’94 discusses changing careers and federal policy with The Tech
In an interview with The Tech, the Senator from California shared advice and discussed his switch from engineering to politics, President Trump’s higher education and immigration policy, and visions for the future.
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.
MIT Provost Anantha Chandrakasan outlines Institute strategy for navigating new financial burdens
MIT Provost Anantha Chandrakasan and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor shared insights into the Institute’s strategy as it navigates a perilous financial landscape ahead.
Trump administration asks MIT to sign politically-inflected compact to receive federal funding preferences
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the White House asked nine universities, including MIT, to sign a compact pledging compliance with certain political and administrative frameworks in return for privileged access to future research funding.
New House reflects on 50 years at Sept. 20 anniversary celebration
On Sept 20., dozens of alumni and current students gathered in La Sala in the Student Center to celebrate the dormitory’s 50th anniversary.