Casting an informed vote on graduate student unionization
MIT has declined a request to recognize a graduate student union without an election: “All eligible students should have the chance to choose for themselves.”
MIT’s Need Blind Admissions
January 15, 2022 You may have read about recent antitrust class action lawsuits against universities questioning their need-blind admissions practices. As is our practice for pending litigation, MIT will not comment on the specific allegations of the lawsuit that was filed, but we firmly believe that our admissions and financial aid practices comply with all […]
AY2022 Graduate Student Stipend Letter
Thank you for your perseverance during this challenging time and for helping to keep our community safe, and most important, thriving. All of you, whether on campus or away, have helped the Institute meet its teaching and research missions with excellence and creativity.
AY2021 Graduate Student Stipend Levels, Health Insurance Rates, and Additional Support
In discussion with the Provost, Chancellor, and School Deans, we have established the new ranges for the monthly stipends of full-time research and teaching assistants for the 2020-21 academic year (AY2021).
Advancing our support for graduate students
TL; DR: Making progress on advancing support for students in acute financial distress and helping those with children; Graduate Families Support Working Group report released with key commitments: dedicated staff person for graduate students with children, portable grants, intentional data collection.
Advancing Our Support for Graduate Students
Making progress on advancing support for students in acute financial distress and helping those with children; Graduate Families Support Working Group report released with key commitments: dedicated staff person for graduate students with children, portable grants, intentional data collection.
Update: MIT Admissions Process
On March 12th, 2019, federal prosecutors announced indictments against more than 50 people allegedly involved in a fraudulent scheme to gain admission to a number of universities. While MIT has not been implicated, we know the notice of this indictment has raised concerns about college admissions at institutions across the country at precisely the time […]
Welcoming My New Chief of Staff Jill Bassett
Dear colleagues, I am thrilled to announce that I have appointed Jill Bassett as chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor. Jill’s first day will be October 2. Jill stepped into the role of Associate Dean & Director of the Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Center in September 2019. In that time, she has […]