Associate Provost Richard Lester recommends against termination of existing relationships with Saudi Arabia
Lester's report argues that the cessation of MIT’s relationships with the Saudi organizations it currently engages with would probably fail to have a “meaningful ameliorative effect.”
Course evaluations, pre-registration, end of term
Course evaluations are now open and will remain open until 9 a.m. the first day of finals (Dec. 17).
Finally, some lasting sunny and dry weather
If anytime over the past 3 months you felt the sun had deserted Boston and run off to frolic in the tropics, you weren’t exactly wrong.
Gunshots fired in Cambridgeport Nov. 29
A recent gift from Joyce Linde (widow of Edward Linde ’62, a real estate developer and philanthropist) is funding the construction of a new music building to encompass the current and future needs of the department in providing rehearsal, educational, and performance spaces. Students and professors in the music department express hopes that the new building will increase awareness of the far-reaching influence of music on MIT as well as serve as a home and a space to nurture their passion for music.
MIT Museum to relocate to Kendall Square and open in new location in 2021
MIT determined the capital cost of the new museum to be $111 million. The museum has to raise half of that amount.
Michael Bloomberg to speak at commencement
Michael Bloomberg, entrepreneur, billionaire, and former New York City mayor, will speak at MIT’s commencement ceremony June 7, 2019.
New music building to be built next to Kresge by 2022
The new building will include spaces for performance, practice, professional-level recording, research, and instruction, as well as a performance lab.
Pre-registration, Winterfest, Tech Twinkles
Pre-registration for spring term opens Monday, Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. The deadline to initiate pre-registration is Dec. 27 at 5 p.m.
MIT Title IX comments on DeVos’s policy on sexual harassment
“We will continue to administer a fair, impartial, and transparent complaint-handling process to all parties involved in sexual misconduct cases,” the statement said.
Students share opinions on new College of Computing
At the student forum on the College of Computing held Oct. 25, several audience members raised questions regarding how the college will approach diversity, and MIT’s mission and relationship with donors.
Provost provides updates on College of Computing at faculty meeting
Provost Martin Schmidt commented that it is “likely that it makes sense” to have a department of electrical engineering within the college.
Chinese scientist claims first gene-edited babies have been born
“Although I appreciate the global threat posed by HIV, at this stage, the risk of editing embryos to knock out CCR5 seems to outweigh the potential benefits," CRISPR co-inventor Feng Zhang said.
Cold, wet, and rainy. Again.
This fall has been one of the wettest in recorded history for Boston, and that trend continues into this weekend with showers predicted throughout the weekend.
Junot Díaz to stay as Pulitzer board member
The Pulitzer Prize board found no evidence against Junot Díaz regarding #MeToo allegations. MIT previously decided to keep Díaz as a faculty member.
Annual festival celebrates Asian cultures
Nightmarket is an annual festival of Asian culture organized by several Asian groups across campus, including the Asian American Association, the Chinese Students Club, and the Association of Taiwanese Students.
DeVos proposes reduced burden on universities investigating sexual misconduct, more rights for accused parties
The proposed policies would guarantee students accused of sexual assault the right to cross-examine their accuser in a live hearing through a third party, such as a lawyer. Colleges would only be required to investigate incidents occurring on their campuses or at their programs.
Drop date, Thanksgiving break, PE registration
The deadline to drop a full-term subject is tomorrow. Changes from credit to listener must also be made by this date.
Frigid Thanksgiving
This upcoming Thanksgiving break looks to be a frigid one. Temperatures will drop to near record cold values in the teens and twenties °F Wednesday and Thursday before warming back up on Friday into the 30s.
MIT’s budgetary process
MIT’s budgetary process involves allocating over $3.6 billion in revenue and requires carefully balancing priorities; influencing factors range from new equipment to student financial aid.
‘It’s okay to be white’ white nationalist fliers posted near campus
MIT’s Bias Response Team received four reports Nov. 1 of fliers with the slogan “It’s okay to be white,” which has been linked to white supremacist activism, posted near campus.