MIT admits 655 early action applicants to the Class of 2030
This year’s early action acceptance rate was one of the more competitive in recent memory.
BREAKING: Professor Nuno Loureiro shot and killed in Brookline home
Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and professor of nuclear science and engineering and physics, died Tuesday morning
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The MIT Women’s League Maker Fair is from Wednesday, Dec. 10 to Thursday, Dec. 11 in Lobby 10.
Institute Professor Paula Hammond appointed next School of Engineering dean
Paula T. Hammond ’84 PhD ’93 will serve as the next dean of the School of Engineering, Provost Chandrakasan announced on Friday, Dec. 5. She will be the first woman to serve as dean of MIT’s largest school.
MIT Facilities seeks to enhance campus green space, sustainability as it looks towards future
Over the past few years, MIT has actively tried to “strengthen the campus tree canopy” and improve sustainability while still being “cost-conscious,” shared Monica Lee, Communications Director for Campus Services and Stewardship.
Undergraduate Advising Center to restructure leadership for more faculty involvement
On Dec. 2, Graduate and Undergraduate Education Vice Chancellor David Darmofal SM ’91 PhD ’93 emailed staff and student leaders of the Undergraduate Advising Center about the creation of a new Faculty Director role.
‘The Atlantic’ discusses America’s upcoming 250th anniversary
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, and Meghna Chakrabarti, host of NPR’s On Point, held a conversation about the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Undergraduate Association unanimously votes to replace former president Enoch Ellis ’26 as SGFC representative
On Dec. 3, 2025, the MIT Undergraduate Association (UA) convened to discuss Enoch Ellis’s unapproved use of UA funds for “coffee chats” among other issues.
Controversial right-wing pundit Ann Coulter comes to MIT
On Thursday, Dec. 7, controversial right-wing commentator and author Ann Coulter gave a talk at MIT about immigration, the current state of the Republican party, and the Trump administration.
Academic misconduct cases double between 2019–2020 and 2024–2025 school years
According to the Committee on Discipline (COD) annual reports, academic misconduct cases significantly increased since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frank Gehry, architect of MIT’s Stata Center, dies at 96
Frank Gehry, a world-renowned architect, died on Dec. 5 at the age of 96. Gehry was famous for his postmodernist architectural style, which manifested itself in buildings like the Guggenheim Museum and MIT’s very own Stata Center.
AMD CEO Lisa Su to give the Institute’s 2026 Commencement address
On May 28, 2026, Lisa Su ’90 SM ’91 PhD ’94 will deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony.
Cold to stick around
After a brief warmup yesterday, we are plunging back into below average temperatures. Today, campus will be blasted by strong westerly winds as a clipper system pulls out of New England.
MIT to close multiple libraries in budget rebalancing
Facing a $300 million annual budget shortfall, MIT looks to rebalance its budget through department cuts, revenue increases, and salary freezes.
Rain clears out for a sunny and brisk Thanksgiving holiday
Thanksgiving Day will be a classic mid 40s sunny November day with a gentle breeze. It will be a pleasant day to spend outside with the family before the feast.
SHASS professors share wide-ranging views on AI in the classroom
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in Nov. 2022, the chatbot has generated trillions of words, upending traditional modes of humanistic education in the process.
Course 6 and 18 faculty members share mixed perspectives on AI in the classroom
A recent emphasis on AI fluency is shaping the way undergraduate computer science programs are approaching their curriculum.
Over a thousand MIT affiliates respond to The Tech’s LLM usage survey
Interested in learning about the impact of LLMs on the MIT community, The Tech sent out an LLM usage survey from Nov. 4 to Nov. 18. Over 1,000 MIT affiliates responded.
Enrollment for 6.100A/L, 6.1010, and 6.1020 has declined since 2022-2023
Enrollment for the major Course 6 programming classes – 6.100A/L, Fundamentals of Programming (6.1010), and Software Construction (6.1020) – has decreased over the past three years, following an overall increase from 2018 to 2022.
AI offers startups an opening, but business acumen still key, says Trust Center head
Aulet says that AI might be similar to the dot-com bubble in that there will be “some huge winners” like Amazon, but also many losers such as Pets.com.