Staff News

Spread the Word about TLL’s Flipping Failure Newsletter!

Spread the Word about TLL’s Flipping Failure Newsletter!

July 2, 2023

In case you missed it, Flipping Failure launched a newsletter last spring for MIT undergraduate and graduate students that provides timely, valuable, and evidence-based information about paths toward resilience their peers have taken when facing academic challenges. Each issue highlights one or more student stories, focusing on common struggles experienced by students at MIT and […]

Announcing TLL’s Speaker Series Line-up for Fall 2023

Announcing TLL’s Speaker Series Line-up for Fall 2023

July 2, 2023

The Teaching + Learning Lab’s 2023-2024 Speaker Series will center around inclusive and equitable teaching. This year’s talks will focus on strategies to support achievement and belonging for all MIT students. We are looking forward to welcoming the following speakers: TLL’s annual Speaker Series aims to disseminate evidence-based teaching practices to the MIT community of […]

New OVC Employees, February-April 2023

New OVC Employees, February-April 2023

April 28, 2023

Congratulations and welcome to the newest members of our staff!

GradSupport Team Wins MIT Change-Makers Award

GradSupport Team Wins MIT Change-Makers Award

April 28, 2023

The OGE GradSupport team was recognized recently for garnering an MIT Change-Makers award from the Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response (IDHR) Office.

FLI Attends 1vyG Conference at UPenn

FLI Attends 1vyG Conference at UPenn

April 27, 2023

In February, FLI@MIT, the undergraduate student organization for MIT’s First Generation and/or Low-income community, attended the seventh 1vyG (pronounced “ivy G”) conference.

OME Launches The CRWN

OME Launches The CRWN

April 27, 2023

The Office of Minority Education’s (OME) newly created Women of Color initiative called The Creative Regal Women of kNowledge (The CRWN) held its opening event on Friday, February 24, 2023, with one of four spring soft-launch events.

International Students Office Welcomes Two New Advisors

International Students Office Welcomes Two New Advisors

April 24, 2023

The ISO is excited to welcome two new staff members who will be serving as an International Student Advisors to international graduate degree candidates.

Blanche Staton to retire from OGE

Blanche Staton to retire from OGE

March 7, 2023

After 25 years of service at MIT, Blanche Staton will step down from the helm of the Office of Graduate Education.

OVC New Employees and Promotions

OVC New Employees and Promotions

February 2, 2023

Congratulations to all the folks who joined OVC recently, as well as those who received a promotion.

Momentum Students Tackle Neptune’s Orbit

Momentum Students Tackle Neptune’s Orbit

February 2, 2023

This year, OME partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to provide a unique Momentum experience, offering students the ability to work on one of two exciting “real-world” projects.