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Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) starts on Thursday, April 17, and ends on Sunday, April 20.
In memoriam: Karenna Groff ’22 MEng ‘23 and James Santoro ‘23
Karenna Groff ’22 MEng ’23 and James Santoro ’23 passed away in a private plane accident on April 12.
MIT joins lawsuit against funding cuts for Department of Energy
The suit was filed in response to an announcement by the DOE on April 11, which stated that grants would no longer cover indirect costs at prior rates and grants would be cancelled unless they met a blanket 15% percent rate.
Requests for UROP direct funding exceed available budget by over $1.4 million for Spring 2025
According to Michael Bergren, Associate Dean and Director of UROP, the UROP Office budgeted $2 million for the spring while receiving around $3.4 million in direct funding requests.
Cynthia Barnhart reflects upon her role as provost
On Feb. 19, President Sally Kornbluth announced that Provost Cynthia Barnhart SM ’86, PhD ’88 will step down effective July 1 after serving as provost from 2022 to 2025.
Housing and Residential Services announces roof access restrictions for Random, Simmons
HRS intended to restrict entrance to Random Hall’s roofdeck between midnight and 6 am by installing tap scanners over spring break, and to install tap scanners on Simmons’s terraces.
FIRE presents a two-part series about free speech and civil discourse at MIT on April 7
Founded in 1999, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to protect freedom of speech and expression on college campuses.
Physics lecturer Mohamed Abdelhafez to leave MIT at end of the 2024-2025 school year
Mohamed Abdelhafez announced earlier this month that he will leave the Institute at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
Variable weather for Campus Preview Weekend
The weather has been pretty variable in temperature and precipitation the last few days, and we see this continue into the weekend.
Tens of thousands march during Boston’s installment of national “Hands Off!” protest on April 5
As participants in one of over 1,300 “Hands Off!” rallies, protesters gathered at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common to protest the actions of the second Trump administration.
Broad Institute leadership foresees reductions in non-personnel costs, facilities expenses, and salary in response to funding cuts and federal changes
On March 25, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard held a community update meeting regarding the potential impact of funding cuts on the Institute’s budget, as well as the ramifications of recent executive orders on the Broad community.
Visas revoked for three from MIT
The Tech received a response from a student whose visa was revoked.
From Moscow to Massachusetts: the chilling echoes of autocracy
Trump’s detention of international students for their dissenting opinions is shockingly familiar. In Russia, student arrests were a telltale sign of rising authoritarianism — one that ultimately led to war.
MIT must stand up to McCarthyism
MIT is not just a silent bystander to the new Red Scare. It is guilty. The road to the prison colony and detention camp was paved in leafy Cambridge. But it is not too late for us to participate in an organized struggle for justice.
A letter to MIT students from Putin’s dungeons
Professor Kate Brown shares a letter to the MIT community from a political prisoner in Russia.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: Uneven narratives of 20th century geopolitics set to astonishingly good jazz
Johan Grimonprez's efforts to comb through mountains of historic footage, first-person accounts, and jazz pieces were no doubt heroic. If only his findings were crafted into a tighter, clearer narrative.
Black Bag: A short thriller that underwhelms despite Soderbergh’s big-name leads
Coming in at 94 minutes, Black Bag’s tight runtime prevents the plot from getting too deep, but also makes for a snappy thriller perfect for a weeknight watch. Just don't expect a payoff like Ocean's Eleven.
Spring Varsity Sports Review
Before May approaches, check out how our varsity athletes have been faring as the weather warms up.
MIT Club Frisbee: Grim Beavers and Munchers Compete at Sectionals
Over the weekend, both MIT Men’s Club Frisbee teams competed in their respective conference tournaments for the 2024-2025 season.
Current students respond to questions from the Class of 2029
The Tech asked students admitted to the MIT Class of 2029 to share questions they had for the Institute's current students. Then, the student body was invited over email to answer.
Menstruation science moonshot: MIT’s bold quest to revolutionize women’s health
Linda Griffith: “We want to create an international movement that helps us bring a lot of great science and engineering into the study of menstruation.”
