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The procession into Killian Court was led by James Champy ’63, the chairman of the Presidential Search Committee. He is also a member of the MIT Corporation’s Executive Committee.

The MIT Honor Guard, composed of several police officers, prepares to march into the ceremony.

Students line up for the Career Fair outside of the Zesiger Center last Friday morning. The fair featured a large number of companies from a broad array of industries, drawing thousands of students to speak with emplo...

219 Vassar St., unoccupied for the past five years, will soon be demolished to make room for a new and much needed MIT daycare. Funded by David H. Koch ’62 and Charles W. Johnson ’55, the daycare is set to be finished...

The Technology Children’s Center in the Stata Center takes care of around 80 children and employs 30 staff members.

Comparison of MIT daycare center prices. Eastgate, Stata and Lincoln all offer five, three, and two day options, while Westgate only offers five day options for child care.

President L. Rafael Reif spoke about the opportunities to use technology to improve education.

The MIT Chorallaries sung a crowd-pleasing “The Engineer’s Drinking Song.”

The student percussion ensemble Rambax performs at the ceremony.

John S. Reed ’61, chairman of the MIT Corporation, hands over the Charter of MIT to President L. Rafael Reif, making Reif’s presidency official.

The MIT Ceremonial Brass performs.

MIT’s 14th president Paul E. Gray ’54 spoke at the ceremony. In fact, the past three presidents prior to Reif were in attendance: Gray, Charles M. Vest, and Susan J. Hockfield.

Madeline L. Wharton ’14 passes to a teammate through a defender Saturday afternoon. MIT Field Hockey’s 6-1 win against Clark University was its first in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, and its s...

Esther Duflo PhD ’90, the Abdul Latif Jameel professor of poverty alleviation and development, discusses MIT science and engineering against poverty at a public symposium on Thursday morning. The three-part symposium ...

Aaron H. Swartz, accused of mass downloading over two million documents from the JSTOR online journal archive with the intent to distribute them, exits federal court in Boston yesterday morning. Swartz appeared for an...

James Champy ’63 walks back through Killian Court after the ceremony, holding the golden ceremonial mace.

Runners take off from the starting line at the sound of the signal at the 2012 fall Beaver Dash on Saturday morning. The 5K run was part of the inauguration festivities for President L. Rafael Reif and benefits Habita...