MIT plans for return to full in-person learning and work arrangements in Spring
The email writes that when the semester starts Jan. 31, MIT expects to return to “operations resembling those of the fall semester,” including the return of all classes to in-person learning and of “most employees to the schedules and work arrangements” in place prior to December 2021, when the Omicron variant began its spread in the Boston area.
MIT announces in-person Commencement celebrations will take place May 26–28
MIT announced dates and format changes for the two Commencement celebrations taking place this year — a OneMIT ceremony for Class of 2022 graduates and a celebration for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 — in a Dec. 23 email from Chancellor Melissa Nobles.
Reg week, last week of IAP, spring term
Registration week for the spring term is Jan. 24–28.
Icy IAP is not icky
Looking ahead to next week, get excited for some precipitation! Rain and snow are projected in the forecast, so get ready to see water fall from the sky in multiple forms!
BGSA votes to endorse MIT GSU
The Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) is proud to publicly endorse the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) through a landslide community vote of 92% in favor.
MIT’s pre-registration fee is a hidden tax on students
Every IAP and summer, a little-known date passes that determines whether students will be hit with an $85 fee — the late pre-registration fee.
A British history of World War I
Though I may not have enjoyed the novel, I am still glad that the Mysterious Book Exchange left me with a greater desire to continue reading and a renewed hope that books will forever hold a place at MIT.
The price of winning
What does it mean to win at all costs? Should love and loyalty persist through the darkest mistakes?
