Special events and guest speakers

Slideshow: Community Inauguration FestivalSaturday's events — including a road race, campus quest and global barbecue — marked the end of the week of festivities around inauguration.

‘We are all in this great enterprise together’In his inaugural address, President L. Rafael Reif aims MIT on a course to shape new directions in education.

Slideshow: Thursday's Inaugural Celebration ConcertAn evening with Venezuela's Caracas Brass

Inauguration festivities off to a stimulating startInnovation symposium touches on a dizzying array of topics, with themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, energy and innovation for the developing world.

What the past teaches: meeting today’s global environmental challengesAtmospheric science pioneer Susan Solomon speaks on past environmental accomplishments, technology’s role and how history should be our guide to meeting today’s global challenges.

NASA-JPL director Charles Elachi talks about latest Mars missionCuriosity is the most ambitious planetary rover mission ever, but it’s just one of the many exploratory projects JPL is undertaking.

The art of being interdisciplinaryBabel Working Group hosts 'Cruising in the Ruins' conference

Inaugural concert celebrates President Reif and Music at MITCouncil for the Arts at MIT sponsors inaugural concert including the Caracas Brass

The sense of styleSteven Pinker delivers nuclear engineering's first lecture on 'Communicating Science and Technology in the 21st Century.'

World-class musician Mark Stewart comes to the Glass LabIn a yearlong residency, the musician and instrument designer will build a glass orchestra with MIT students.

MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14

Preview of an inaugurationIn addition to marking the beginning of L. Rafael Reif’s term as MIT’s 17th president, the festivities will celebrate the MIT community’s ethic of service.

The Dalai Lama to visit MIT Oct. 14-16Will participate in programs hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values

‘This is my freshman year, too’President L. Rafael Reif welcomes Class of 2016 at annual Freshman Convocation.

Thompson presents world premiere of Viola Concerto by Wilson

Four Consulting helps student groups overcome organizational barriersGroup of experienced student leaders taps tools and collective brainpower to solve wide range of problems.

MIT hosts Catalan leaders

President Susan Hockfield’s charge to the 2012 graduates‘Now is the moment for us to send you forth … to put MIT’s spirit and principles to work around the globe.’

Sal Khan's Commencement addressAlumnus, Khan Academy founder speaks to the Class of 2012

Sal Khan salutes ‘the wizards of tomorrow’In commencement address, 1998 alumnus asks the Class of 2012 to perform a thought experiment in time travel.

Slideshow: Doctoral hooding ceremonyNew PhD, ScD recipients honored at annual ceremony.

Portugal’s foreign minister emphasizes commitment to ‘stability’ in EuropeIn MIT talk, Portas underscores country’s intent to stay the course.

Edgerton Center hosts visitors at Third Annual Obscura Day

Tech Reunions draw thousands of alumni to campusAlumni, many in red jackets, will attend some 140 events from June 7-10 to celebrate and renew their MIT connections.

Engineering CommencementInnovations and traditions evolve with the history of MIT graduation.