Admissions reports record-high yield for class of 2020
A record-high percentage of students admitted to the class of 2020 will attend MIT next fall.
Cambridge Planning Board approves Kendall Square changes
The Cambridge Planning Board unanimously approved MIT's plans to make several major changes to Kendall Square.
Olympians of MIT
Many international students participated in olympiads in high school. What about these competitions allows these students to discover MIT, apply to MIT, and then be accepted to MIT?
MIT's highest pay goes to administrators, MITIMCo leadership
MIT's highest-paid individuals for the tax year 2014 include MITIMCo leadership, top administrators, and Economics and Sloan School of Management professors.
New House to be assessed before decision is made about its future
MIT will assess corroded pipes and problems with the HVAC system in New House before making a decision about whether to renovate or demolish the dorm.
Suzanne Corkin, cognitive scientist who worked at MIT, dies at 79
Suzanne Corkin, who ran a lab in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences for many years studying the biology of memory, died May 24.
MIT celebrates centennial with parade, pageant, and parties
The Moving Day festivities, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of MIT's Cambridge location, included a procession across the Charles River, a pageant with professional actors, and four dance parties.
EECS announces new curriculum
The department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has announced a new curriculum that has been approved for EECS majors in the class of 2020.
Institute launches $5 billion comprehensive campaign
Called the MIT Campaign for a Better World, the initiative has already garnered $2.6 billion from more than 77,000 donors.
New House faces possible destruction
New House will need to be “thoroughly repaired or demolished,” DormCon President Kate Farris ’17 said in an email.
Affiliated links FSILGs and LGBT groups at MIT
Affiliated seeks to fill the void at the intersection of FSILGs and the LGBT groups at MIT with the objectives of advocacy and community building.
MIT wins Putnam Competition for third year in a row
The winning team consisted of Mark Sellke ’17, Bobby Shen ’17, and David Yang ’17, who were chosen ahead of time to represent MIT. The teams from Carnegie Mellon, Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard all trailed MIT, ranking second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.
Thirty-five percent of freshman class declares Course 6
Overall, 70.2 percent of the Class of 2019 enrolled in the School of Engineering, 19.9 percent in the School of Science, 2.2 percent in the Sloan School of Management, 1 percent in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 0.6 percent in the School of Architecture and Planning. A final 6.1 percent have yet to declare.
Team of grad students lobby congress for science funding
The group spoke with congresspeople and staff members from the offices of 32 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Topics of discussion ranged from the impact of science and technology on the national economy to specific, local issues.
Admins respond to students’ drug policy criticisms
There is no “vast difference” between the way that drugs and alcohol are treated under MIT’s Good Samaritan Policy, Kevin Kraft, the Director of Student Citizenship, said.
MIT to offer Korean language classes in the fall
Two new Korean culture classes being offered are Intro to East Asian Culture: Zen to K-Pop, and Digital Media in Japan and Korea.
‘Head of house’ to replace ‘housemaster’ title
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 said that the now-heads of house felt that the term was “gendered, carrie[d] negative historical connotations, and ha[d] created confusion and feelings of offense outside our community.”
Over 100 emails urge CSL to extend Good Samaritan Policy
UA President Matthew J. Davis ’16 urged undergraduates to begin a letter writing campaign to share their opinions on the policy. He called for changing the policy so that it treats drugs and alcohol the same.
Freeman: historic number of minors added this year
Freeman said that each new major and minor was created in response to needs that the faculty identified. For example, he said, many students are interested in entrepreneurship, and faculty thought there were concrete things these students should know.