
FLI Attends 1vyG Conference at UPenn
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
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
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
After 25 years of service at MIT, Blanche Staton will step down from the helm of the Office of Graduate Education.

Momentum Students Tackle Neptune’s Orbit
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.

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

Celebrate Our Graduate Students!
Mark your calendar for the annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW), which will take place this year April 3-7.

Experimentation Flourishes at the ESG
Over the past few years, the Experimental Study Group has conducted several successful educational pilots, such as combining project-enhanced teaching with maker-space training, and teaching GIRs in tandem, such as the fundamentals of computation as applied to concepts in physics.

The Return of CPW
Campus Preview Weekend is returning to campus! During the weekend of April 13 – 16 we will be welcoming the admitted Class of 2027 in-person.

Raechel Soicher Joins TLL Research & Evaluation Team
We are excited to welcome TLL’s newest member, Raechel Soicher, Ph.D., as Assistant Director for Research & Evaluation. Raechel will be working with faculty, staff, and students across campus to conduct research and evaluation projects at MIT.