Geathers, Chen reflect on year in office, discuss changes for the coming year
Chen: One thing we could have improved on and will be improving on this coming year would be administrative transparency and the Institute committee process and embedding student voice in there.
Class of 2023 Brass Rat unveiled at Ring Premiere
Above the beaver, there is a crescent moon and a full moon, representing the two moon phases during convocation and graduation, the first and last days that the Class of 2023 will be students at MIT.
April faculty meeting discussion focuses on fall plans and first-year credit limit
MIT expects that many COVID-era restrictions will be lifted, but some may remain in place. “We don’t know to what extent, but testing, enhanced cleaning, physical distancing, and mask-wearing could be necessary,” Barnhart said.
MIT to apply for federal funding from Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
MIT estimates that at least 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students will “receive need-based financial support thanks to the” HEERF program.
Building assignments, drop date, UROP funding
Drop date is April 29. It is also the last day to change a full-term subject from credit to listener or to or from PE/NE grading.
Spring into the last month of class!
Even though rain and cooler temperatures can get people down, power through the rest of the semester. The final stretch is here!
Spring constant, here to stay!
When the weather picks up, we hope your spirits do as well! Make sure to take some time to enjoy the beautiful weather outside and to go on some adventures this weekend!
Provost forms Ad Hoc Committee on Arts, Culture, and DEI, charged by Reif
The committee will fulfill its charge by submitting recommendations to Schmidt by December 2021. Schmidt is “optimistic” that the committee’s work will “imagine new possibilities for artistic and cultural contributions to racial equity at MIT.”
MIT suspends SAT/ACT requirement for 2021–22 admissions cycle
First-year applicants applying in fall of 2021 and transfer applicants applying in either fall of 2021 or spring of 2022 will not be required to submit their scores for either test.
MIT hosts COVID-19 vaccine webinar with Harvard and Ragon Institute
Stuopis said that “from a public health perspective,” MIT “strongly encourages every member of our community to get vaccinated when they’re available,” and emphasized that “the best vaccine is the first vaccine you can get.”
Task Force 2021 and Beyond enters next phase, begins refining and planning to implement first phase proposals
The second phase of the task force will be carried out via 16 Refinement and Implementation Committees (RICs), which will each develop specific proposals and define implementation plans for the proposals.
MIT shares summer policies and testing, campus access, and travel protocols
Requirements for mask wearing, social distancing, and routine testing will remain, with “the potential for reduced frequency toward the end of summer,” the email reads.
Wow, it’s actually nice out!
Try to close your computer and put away your psets for a few hours this weekend to enjoy the (likely fleeting) beautiful spring weather.
MIT shares draft of five-year strategic DEI plan, focuses on underrepresented community members
Schmidt emphasized that the plan is a set of explicit actions for the Institute. The DEI team hopes that the plan can be considered as “an encouraging step that can help make your local efforts more lasting and effective.”
MIT to host joint webinar on vaccines with Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital
Reif wrote that topics covered in the webinar will include why “viruses pose such a threat to humanity,” how “vaccines are designed,” what new viral variants “mean in terms of ending the pandemic,” and what “we can do now to prevent future pandemics.”
MIT student groups unite against anti-Asian racism after Atlanta shootings
Several AAPI student groups at MIT joined forces to offer an AAPI Community Discussion on March 22 open to all MIT students.
Housing forms, PE, CP*
Rising sophomore, juniors, and seniors should share their fall housing plans by completing the Fall 2021 Undergraduate Housing Intent & Preference Form on the MyHousing portal by April 9.
Housing and Residential Services shares Fall 2021 housing processes
The housing preference forms for both rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors are open until April 9.
Sloan classes held online in light of ‘concerning’ increase in positive COVID-19 tests
Campus access for Sloan students was limited to COVID-19 testing, MIT Medical, and, for students living on campus, residence halls and dining facilities.