Undergraduate

Maseeh Hall formally dedicatedPresident Hockfield calls it 'central achievement' of Campaign for Students

DAPER to offer three new physical education classesQuarter two will feature broomball, rifle, boot camp for athletes

In the World: Murmurs of MayanMIT undergraduate travels to Mexico in hopes of documenting and preserving ancient linguistic phenomena — and the culture behind them.

Online evaluations provide insight to instructors and studentsIn spring 2011, MIT moved to a completely online subject evaluation system. The new system is more flexible, timely, accurate and environmentally conscious.

New dorm on the blockInstitute welcomes recently renovated Maseeh Hall to the neighborhood with community event.

MIT fifth overall among U.S. universities in U.S. News rankingsUndergraduate engineering again ranked No. 1; business No. 2.

Celebrating the life of Nicolas E. Del CastilloDeceased MIT sophomore was a hardworking, caring student who will be remembered for his strong intellect and character.

Video: Interphase program at MITRigorous program introduces new freshmen to life at the Institute.

The science of teacher educationUndergraduate program prepares primary and secondary classroom leaders capable of inspiring their students.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011

Doroski wins 2011 Dean A. Horn AwardGiven for undergraduate study in marine research

President Hockfield's charge to the graduates'Our Great Dome travels with you, no matter where you stand on the face of the Earth.'

Ursula M. Burns's Commencement address'The world needs you as perhaps never before ... we need the spirit of exploration and the thirst for knowledge.'

‘Set your sights on changing the world’At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.

MIT Steel Bridge team places 5th in national competitionYoung CEE team continues its climb in the national rankings

Recognizing outstanding undergraduate research2011 UROP Awards and Eloranta Research Fellowship Recipients named

Tess Saxton-Fox claims Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor

MIT senior wins prestigious Marshall ScholarshipNathaniel Thomas is Britain-bound on a two-year graduate scholarship.

MIT undergraduates express their opinionsQuality of instruction and student housing are top-rated aspects of campus life.

MIT team wins OnStar app contestFour students take home the grand prize in the Student Developer Challenge for their restaurant-locating app.

Concourse: 40 years of integrating freshman science and humanities

Thinking like economistsFrom funky markets in airfares and hot dogs to the effects of alcohol taxes on drunk-driving fatalities, MIT undergraduates try their hand at economics research.

Four professors named MacVicar fellowsSanyal, Schuh, Verghese and Winston honored for undergraduate teaching excellence

Financial aid budget will rise more sharply than tuition next yearUndergraduate financial aid up 5 percent; tuition, 3.9 percent

Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony

Students get a sneak peek at Maseeh HallOpen house offers prospective residents the chance to check out MIT's newest undergraduate dormitory.

Search for a new dining vendor underwayStudents and housemasters helping to evaluate companies that seek to operate the new House Dining system.