Education, teaching, academics
Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next year
March 1, 2013
Increase to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.
Also labeled: Financial aid, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, Student life, Students, Tuition, Undergraduate
MIT hosts American Junior Academy of Science delegates
February 21, 2013
The Institution provides day’s worth of activities for more than 200 conference attendees.
Also labeled: AAAS, Biology, Brain and cognitive sciences, Collaboration, K-12 education, Media Lab, Special events and guest speakers, Faculty, Staff, Students
Six new institutions join edX
February 20, 2013
Consortium doubles its institutional membership with the addition of universities in Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.
What’s the cost and financial value of college?
February 8, 2013
At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.
Also labeled: Economics, Financial aid, Higher education, Research, Social sciences, Special events and guest speakers, Student life, Students, Alumni/ae, Giving, Tuition
Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the future
February 6, 2013
Saying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.
IS&T addresses concerns about MIT’s network
February 5, 2013
Information Services & Technology sheds light on recent service interruptions, as well as steps taken to mitigate risks to the MIT network.
Also labeled: Community, Information Services and Technology, Internet, Networks, Research, Web, Web security
Office of Digital Learning to host open house
February 4, 2013
Event to share opportunities and services from MITx, OEIT and OCW.
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses
January 31, 2013
EdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.
A physicist and her neutrinos
January 28, 2013
MIT senior Christie Chiu has found her focus: the study of tiny particles.
Also labeled: Mathematics, Physics, Research, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Clubs and activities, Neutrinos, Profile
MIT educational video program heads to Malaysia
January 15, 2013
BLOSSOMS Initiative kicks off at the country’s University of Technology.
Students develop assistive technologies
January 8, 2013
Undergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.
Skoltech, MIT reflect on first year of collaboration
December 21, 2012
Anniversary event celebrates international ties.
American Philosophical Association honors Judith Jarvis Thomson
December 20, 2012
Bestows Quinn Prize for lifelong contributions to philosophy
Inspiring the next generation
December 19, 2012
Telling Your Story workshop connects scientist and engineers with teachers and in the process helps to demystify STEM and excite the next generation of learners.
MIT admits 650 talented and diverse students through early action
December 19, 2012
Changes in admissions process keep pace with rise in applications.
Outsized influence
December 17, 2012
MIT Philosophy has extraordinary success placing PhD graduates in top tenure-track positions.
Also labeled: Faculty, Humanities, Graduate, postdoctoral, Philosophy, Research, Social sciences, Students, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Women
New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments
December 14, 2012
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Graphical user interfaces, Online learning, User interfaces, Graphical programming interfaces, Programming, Crowdsourcing, Social networks, EdX, Students, Undergraduate, Software, Big data
Bose Corporation and MIT students meet for speed mentorship
December 13, 2012
Student-led social impact ideas furthered with insights from Bose employees and executives.
School within a school: MIT Concourse
December 10, 2012
A learning community in which MIT freshmen explore the sciences, humanities and social sciences in a small, close-knit community (with a kitchen!)
Physics receives 2012 APS award for improving undergraduate physics education
December 7, 2012
One of four institutions recognized
Nearly half of sophomore class enrolls in UPOP
December 3, 2012
503 members of the Class of 2015 sign up for Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program.
Sanjay Sarma appointed as MIT’s first director of digital learning
November 20, 2012
Mechanical engineering professor will shepherd efforts to integrate elements of online education into traditional MIT courses.
John Brisson appointed as director of MIT/SUTD Collaboration Office
November 20, 2012
Professor of mechanical engineering will serve as the Institute’s liaison with SUTD leaders in Singapore.
Rice University engineering students experience engineering leadership — MIT style
November 20, 2012
Recapping the Gordon-MIT ELP's visit to the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL)
Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
November 16, 2012
EECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.
Also labeled: Big data, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, EdX, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, Industry, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Women in engineering, Department snapshot
Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program showcased in new NAE publication
November 15, 2012
One of 29 programs featured in "Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education"


























