New MIT website appears to respond to scrutiny from the Trump administration
Understanding MIT describes the Institute as “merit-based and affordable” and lists MIT’s contributions to medicine, national security, and agriculture, among others.
Budget cuts cause MIT Health to close four Community Wellness programs on May 23
In mid-May, MIT Health announced in a letter the closure of the following Community Wellness programs due to budget reductions: MIT Spouses & Partners Connect (MS&PC), Language Conversation Exchange (LCE), getfit, and Step Your Way.
MIT Health budget cuts cause MIT Spouses & Partners Connect to close after 53 years of service
On May 10, MIT Spouses & Partners Connect (MS&PC) Program Manager Jennifer Recklet Tassi announced via a newsletter MIT Health’s decision to close the program, along with Language Conversation Exchange (LCE), due to budget cuts.
MIT IS&T discontinues iPad loaner program for all MIT community members
In mid-May, the MIT Information System & Technology (IS&T) department updated their computing equipment loaner page to state that the “COVID-era iPad loaner program has been discontinued for all MIT community members.”
Central Square’s Beantown Taqueria will close after 13 years
Although proprietors are unsure about the exact date, the closure could come as early as July.
VP for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang ’00 discusses goals and plans for the MIT Climate Project
In the interview, Wang talked about her past experiences in climate change and energy research, her interests and goals as the VP for Energy and Climate, as well as updates on the MIT Climate Project.
Tricky forecast for commencement ceremonies
With commencement happening this week, all eyes are on the forecast for this afternoon’s OneMIT ceremony.
If MIT researchers produce cutting-edge science, who sustains the researchers?
MIT research is supported by an invisible chain of care work that is institutionalized through MIT Spouses & Partners Connect and that, after more than 50 years of community support, is now being discontinued.
Award-winning author Ocean Vuong presents The Emperor of Gladness at First Parish Church
On May 16, 2025, Ocean Vuong presented The Emperor of Gladness, his latest novel, at the First Parish Church.
Women’s Track and Field Wins Program’s First NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship
On May 24, MIT Women’s Track and Field closed out a dominant season with their first Division III Outdoor National Championship Title.
Questions?
The feedback loop in your own mind is the greatest way to sharpen your questions.
On graduating and leaving French House
The idea of graduation didn’t feel real until my friend and I submitted our final project for a class the night before the last day of classes.
From cannonballs to magic functions: Fields Medalist Maryna Viazovska presents sphere packing at the 2025 Simons Lecture Series
Viazovska: “I would think about these borders between different areas of mathematics as a bit artificial… In principle, everything has to be connected”
