President Emeritus L. Rafael Reif holds fireside chat about his leadership experiences on April 29
On April 29, over 150 people attended a fireside chat with President Emeritus Reif.
Nine international students’ SEVIS statuses are restored without notice
On April 25, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) restored thousands of international students’ visa statuses.
The NSF terminates multiple MIT-affiliated grants
On April 18, the National Science Foundation (NSF) terminated one MIT-affiliated grant titled “Promoting Accurate Information on Social Media.”
MIT International Students Association holds iFair on April 25
This year’s event marks the return of iFair after a nearly decade-long hiatus.
Warm and wet for the weekend
In typical Boston fashion, it’s been sunny and warm for the most part during the week but going into this weekend we can expect some rain showers, and possibly even thunderstorms on Friday.
Architectural Uprising names Simmons Hall winner of the 2025 Aesthetic Atrocity Award
On April 10, Architectural Uprising announced that Simmons Hall was the winner of the first annual Aesthetic Atrocity Award for the ugliest building in the U.S.
Dayglow to headline SpringFest 2025
Wilhem Hector ’25: “SpringFest is a unique tradition that should be a part of everybody's MIT journey.”
1,089 admitted students attend Campus Preview Weekend 2025
For 3.14 days on April 17-20, MIT held Campus Preview Weekend.
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Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) starts on Thursday, April 17, and ends on Sunday, April 20.
In memoriam: Karenna Groff ’22 MEng ‘23 and James Santoro ‘23
Karenna Groff ’22 MEng ’23 and James Santoro ’23 passed away in a private plane accident on April 12.
MIT joins lawsuit against funding cuts for Department of Energy
The suit was filed in response to an announcement by the DOE on April 11, which stated that grants would no longer cover indirect costs at prior rates and grants would be cancelled unless they met a blanket 15% percent rate.
Requests for UROP direct funding exceed available budget by over $1.4 million for Spring 2025
According to Michael Bergren, Associate Dean and Director of UROP, the UROP Office budgeted $2 million for the spring while receiving around $3.4 million in direct funding requests.
Cynthia Barnhart reflects upon her role as provost
On Feb. 19, President Sally Kornbluth announced that Provost Cynthia Barnhart SM ’86, PhD ’88 will step down effective July 1 after serving as provost from 2022 to 2025.
Housing and Residential Services announces roof access restrictions for Random, Simmons
HRS intended to restrict entrance to Random Hall’s roofdeck between midnight and 6 am by installing tap scanners over spring break, and to install tap scanners on Simmons’s terraces.
FIRE presents a two-part series about free speech and civil discourse at MIT on April 7
Founded in 1999, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to protect freedom of speech and expression on college campuses.
Physics lecturer Mohamed Abdelhafez to leave MIT at end of the 2024-2025 school year
Mohamed Abdelhafez announced earlier this month that he will leave the Institute at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
Variable weather for Campus Preview Weekend
The weather has been pretty variable in temperature and precipitation the last few days, and we see this continue into the weekend.
Tens of thousands march during Boston’s installment of national “Hands Off!” protest on April 5
As participants in one of over 1,300 “Hands Off!” rallies, protesters gathered at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common to protest the actions of the second Trump administration.
Broad Institute leadership foresees reductions in non-personnel costs, facilities expenses, and salary in response to funding cuts and federal changes
On March 25, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard held a community update meeting regarding the potential impact of funding cuts on the Institute’s budget, as well as the ramifications of recent executive orders on the Broad community.