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Alison Badgett named PKG Public Service Center’s new associate dean and director
With decades of experience in the nonprofit and public policy realms, Badgett has played a leading role in tackling a variety of complex social issues.
Q&A: How refusal can be an act of design
Doctoral student and recent MAD Design Fellow Jonathan Zong SM ’20 discusses a proposed framework to map how individuals can say “no” to technology misuses.
Updates from the Undergraduate Advising Center
We are thrilled to share exciting updates and developments from the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC) as we continue to strive towards enhancing the academic experience of our students. Welcoming New…
New OVC Employees March 1 – April 24, 2024
Career Advising & Professional Development Office of Graduate Education HQ ROTC Navy Student Financial Services UROP Undergraduate Advising Center
New OVC Employees October 1 – December 31, 2024
PKG Center Cassandra J Goodman Office and Program Assistant Admissions Office Quinton McArthur Senior Advisor for Community Engagement Undergraduate Advising Center Brittney J Francisco Staff Associate I, Advising and Proactive…
For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chair
In class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar idea of a chair, while exploring “foundational technologies.”
Students explore career opportunities in semiconductors
Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Women’s Leadership Initiative provides inspiration and guidance to MIT students.
In Praise of Exceptional Teaching: Two ESG Math Lecturers Retiring
Dr. Gabrielle Stoy and Dr. Jerry Orloff, the Experimental Study Group’s (ESG) long-time math lecturers, will retire at the end of this year. Over their two decades at ESG, Gabrielle…
Flipping Failure Featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Beckie Supiano highlights Flipping Failure in the March 21 edition of her weekly Teaching newsletter from the Chronicle of Higher Education. 
Meet Our 2024 Davis Projects for Peace Fellow!
MIT junior Victory Yinka-Banjo is the PKG Center’s 2024 Davis Projects for Peace Fellow! Victory is partnering with NaijaCoder Inc. and the University of Lagos’s Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory…