AMD CEO Lisa Su to give the Institute’s 2026 Commencement address
On May 28, 2026, Lisa Su ’90 SM ’91 PhD ’94 will deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony.
Cold to stick around
After a brief warmup yesterday, we are plunging back into below average temperatures. Today, campus will be blasted by strong westerly winds as a clipper system pulls out of New England.
MIT to close multiple libraries in budget rebalancing
Facing a $300 million annual budget shortfall, MIT looks to rebalance its budget through department cuts, revenue increases, and salary freezes.
Rain clears out for a sunny and brisk Thanksgiving holiday
Thanksgiving Day will be a classic mid 40s sunny November day with a gentle breeze. It will be a pleasant day to spend outside with the family before the feast.
SHASS professors share wide-ranging views on AI in the classroom
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in Nov. 2022, the chatbot has generated trillions of words, upending traditional modes of humanistic education in the process.
Course 6 and 18 faculty members share mixed perspectives on AI in the classroom
A recent emphasis on AI fluency is shaping the way undergraduate computer science programs are approaching their curriculum.
Over a thousand MIT affiliates respond to The Tech’s LLM usage survey
Interested in learning about the impact of LLMs on the MIT community, The Tech sent out an LLM usage survey from Nov. 4 to Nov. 18. Over 1,000 MIT affiliates responded.
Enrollment for 6.100A/L, 6.1010, and 6.1020 has declined since 2022-2023
Enrollment for the major Course 6 programming classes – 6.100A/L, Fundamentals of Programming (6.1010), and Software Construction (6.1020) – has decreased over the past three years, following an overall increase from 2018 to 2022.
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.
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.
Federal funding cuts disrupt students’ graduate school plans
Since the beginning of 2025, funding cuts across federal agencies have reduced the size of many graduate programs, including some at MIT.
Four from MIT awarded 2026 Rhodes Scholarships
Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall ’26, Sofia Lara ’26, and Sophia Wang ’24 will pursue their diverse interests through postgraduate studies at Oxford University starting in fall 2026.
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.
MIT YDSA’s first meeting attracts students, Cambridge politicians, and GSU
On Nov. 11, 2025, MIT Young Democratic Socialists of America (MIT YDSA) held its first general meeting in Room 56-154.
Class of 2029’s demographic profile echoes previous year’s decline in racial diversity
In mid-October, MIT Admissions released the first-year class profile, which includes demographic data and information about the updated methodology used to survey students.
Kornbluth expresses optimism about budgeting, financial aid, calculus outreach, and MIT-MGB
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, The Tech interviewed President Sally Kornbluth about how the Institute plans to navigate budget cuts and leverage its brand amidst changes to the federal landscape.
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.
East Campus holds annual Pumpkin Drop at Tang Hall to celebrate fall
A total of 153 pumpkins were dropped from a height of 248 feet from Tang Hall, one of the tallest buildings in Cambridge.
Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photographer Moises Saman gives a talk at MIT
In 2025, Saman won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his powerful black and white images of the Sednaya prison in Syria.
MIT’s yield rate increases from 73% in 2015 to all-time high of 86.6% in 2025
From 2015 to 2025, MIT’s yield rate has increased by more than 10%, from 73.0% to an all-time high of 86.6%, according to data from the MIT Registrar’s Office and MIT Admissions Office.