Embrace Opportunity: Good Things Come to Those Who Serve
<i>Below is the text of MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest’s charge to the graduates, delivered at MIT’s 141st Commencement held June 8, 2007. Vest served as president from 1990 through 2004. He will begin a six-year term as president of the National Academy of Engineering on July 1.</i>
Subway Opens in Student Center After Many Delays
Subway opened in the Lobdell food court on Monday, June 11, after a construction period that “took a lot longer than we had hoped,” according to Richard D. Berlin III, director of Campus Dining. Subway will be open daily during the summer from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Douglas-Canizares Correspondence About Resignation
Douglas-Canizares Correspondence About Resignation
Visitor Kadeer Calls For Action to Help Uyghur People
<i>Rebiya Kadeer, a nominee for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, is working to spread awareness about the Uyghur people of the Xinjian Uyghur Autonomous Region. This region was once East Turkestan, before China annexed it in 1949. She visited MIT in early May to speak at an event sponsored by Amnesty International and the MIT Muslim Students' Association, as well as several other groups.</i>
News Briefs
Twenty students were admitted to the Class of 2011 from the waitlist this year, according to Interim Director of Admissions Stuart Schmill.
Vest to Give 2007 Commencement Address
Over 2,000 students will receive almost 2,500 degrees during this morning's Commencement ceremony held in front of an expected 10,000 guests.
Douglas Statement on Resignation — June 4, 2007
I would like to make it very clear that the issue for me is not, and has not been, whether Professor James Sherley should be given immediate tenure or not. I cannot judge that and would not even presume to do so. I have absolutely not attempted to determine whether Professor Sherley is correct in his allegations or the Institute is right in its posture, because I do not have enough information nor context to make such a judgment.
GSC Concerned Over Summer DAPER Fee
The Graduate Student Council has expressed serious concerns to the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation over DAPER's decision to charge students for summer access to its facilities. DAPER had announced this past term that it would charge students $40 for summer access; previously summer DAPER access had been free to students.
CBI Head Douglas Resigns Over Race Concerns
MIT Professor Frank L. Douglas resigned Friday, saying that the Institute breached an agreement to continue discussions with Professor James L. Sherley regarding his claims of racial discrimination in the tenure process.
Gov. Wants Free Two-Year Colleges in Mass.
Community colleges in Massachusetts would be free to all students within 10 years under a proposal by Gov. Deval Patrick.
Body of Davis '10 Found In Mount Holyoke Range
A body found in the Mt. Holyoke Range on May 26 has been identified as missing student Ryan M. Davis '10. He was 20. Davis had been missing since March 31, and was last seen on the Mt. Holyoke College campus.
UMass Faculty Criticize Restructuring Plan
Faculty leaders at the University of Massachusetts at Boston approved a no-confidence vote Wednesday against UMass president Jack M. Wilson's restructuring plan, increasing pressure on the university system president.
Police Log
<i>The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between May 8 and May 20, 2007. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, larcenies, or medical shuttles.</i>
MIT Statement on Douglas Resignation — June 3, 2007
MIT deeply regrets Professor Douglas' intention to leave the Institute. He is a valued member of the MIT community, and has been a visionary leader of the CBI, since he joined MIT as a Professor of the Practice more than two years ago. We believe his decision is based on inaccurate information, and we sincerely hope that, once the facts are clarified, he will reconsider his decision.
Preferred Dining Fee to Be Frozen at $325
Campus Dining has decided to freeze the Preferred Dining fee at $325 for up to three years. The decision, which came last Friday, May 11, follows a May 4 report released by the Baker House Dining committee, which found that the average Baker resident loses $125 per term through Preferred Dining. Preferred Dining costs $300 this term; a $25 price hike for fall term was announced earlier this year.
Approved Undergraduate Association Executive Committee Members
Source: Ruth Miller '07, Outgoing UA Vice President
Police Log
<i>The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between April 24 and May 7, 2007. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, larcenies, or medical shuttles.</i>
PSC to Restructure by Fall '07
The Public Service Center is currently undergoing a restructuring that will be complete in the fall. Several PSC programs are going to be passed over into the hands of student groups, who will then run the programs with occasional help from the PSC.
MIT Corporation Statement on Divestment
MIT shares the concern of many in our community for the extraordinary human tragedy taking place in the Darfur region. The situation is sufficiently grave that MIT in this case is making an exception to its long-standing policy of not speaking with a single institutional voice on matters of public debate not directly affecting MIT's core mission of education, research, and service.