The MIT I know
Ethan Abraham: “One can only hope that Ms. Vemuri's science is carried on a higher level of integrity and thoughtfulness than her political rant.”
Fear and Loathing in a Presidential Salute
Dershowitz: “I was upset listening to the remarks of Megha Vemuri at MIT’s commencement.”
An Open Letter to Megha Vemuri
Cohen: “Your behavior was disrespectful to the graduates, the guests, the speakers, the alumni, and everyone who heard your speech.”
Collaboration Begets Creativity in Both the Arts and Sciences
Cooper asked top scholars how they see creativity as an aspect of their work. Collaboration is a throughline in their responses.
Commencement 2025: From a 50-year perspective
Jim Zaorski ’80 reflects on the turbulence of the 2025 OneMIT Commencement Ceremony.
If MIT researchers produce cutting-edge science, who sustains the researchers?
MIT research is supported by an invisible chain of care work that is institutionalized through MIT Spouses & Partners Connect and that, after more than 50 years of community support, is now being discontinued.
Save MS&PC: MIT’s Spouses & Partners program slated for unexpected termination
Over 50 years later, Spouses & Partners Connect and Language Conversation Exchange is forced to shutter.
Coping with change at MIT
How to achieve the goals of DEI in a legal and non-discriminatory manner
A call for courage in the face of rising fascism, antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism and genocide
Is academic freedom at MIT becoming an oxymoron?
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.
Cachet in a time of crisis
Elon Musk’s DOGE is carrying out an unprecedented attack on essential federal funding and services. What can MIT affiliates do about it?
Battlecode at 25: how a whimsical idea became an enduring MIT love story
Here’s how Battlecode began 25 years ago — and why the secret to its endurance is the quiet love that the global community of nerds have for each other.
NOTICE: Lifting Suspension on Opinion Policy
The Tech Editorial Board is lifting the temporary suspension on the Opinion section, and we are accepting submissions, effective immediately.
NOTICE: Retraction of Vol. 144 Issue 18 Guest Opinion Piece
After careful deliberation amongst the Executive Committee and our faculty advisors, we have decided to pull this article, which was signed by the MIT Coalition for Palestine (C4P), from publication. This article is being retracted in full. Our decision was made in light of increasing hostile rhetoric and action against Professor Daniela Rus and her laboratory.
NOTICE: Opinion Section Temporarily Suspended Until Further Notice
The Tech Editorial Board has identified critical flaws in the standard operating procedures of our Opinion section that we feel must be corrected before we continue to publish articles from this section. We at The Tech adhere to the highest journalistic standards, and we see it as a serious disservice to the Institute community to continue operating this section without having addressed these issues.
What now?
We write, as an editorial board, not as partisan representatives of any one group or ideology; we write not to repeat statements that have already been made by many before us, nor to incite further division in an already fractured community, nor to stoke fear of what may lie ahead—but to allow us, the people of MIT, the opportunity to reflect on this election and our role in helping shape the future of this nation and this world.
A New, Greener Leaf for MIT Committees on Climate?
On Friday, September 13th, 2024, Professor Richard Lester announced the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Climate-Related Industry Engagements, charged with examining the question of whether or not President Kornbluth’s new Climate Project – an initiative to address the challenges of climate change—should accept funding from the fossil fuel (FF) industry. The Committee will deliver recommendations on this question by next summer.
[RETRACTED] Opinion piece on MIT CSAIL research
Addendum (December 18, 9:02 PM): The headline of this piece has been further retracted to "Opinion piece on MIT CSAIL research." All previous mentions of the original title have been removed upon request.