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By: Will Douglas Heaven
The narrative around cheating students doesn’t tell the whole story. Meet the teachers who think generative AI could actually make learning better. Read more
By: MIT Admissions
MIT’s dean of admissions and student financial services talks about helping rural students better understand their options for going to college. Read more
By: Jordan Silva | Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program
UPOP annual workshop lets sophomores take a deep dive into teamwork, creative problem-solving, and networking in preparation for their future careers. Read more
By: Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning
The Festival of Learning furthers the Office of the Chancellor’s mission to advance academic innovation that will foster the growth of MIT students. The festival also aligns with the MIT Open Learning’s Residential Education team’s goal of making MIT education more effective and efficient.
By: Zach Winn | MIT News Office
MIT D-Lab workshops equip refugees in Greece and elsewhere with the skills and confidence to solve problems in their communities. Read more
By: Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative
The Climate Action Through Education (CATE) program is rolling out in pilot form this year in more than a dozen Massachusetts high schools, and eventually in high schools across the United States. Read more
By: Lisa J. Anderson
At MIT, those instructors who were able to build a culture of “community, well-being and belonging” in their virtual classrooms saw improved academic outcomes. Read more
By: Jean Cummings | MIT Museum
Over four days in February, more than 90 sixth graders from Rindge Avenue Upper Campus (RAUC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, visited the McGovern Institute and participated in hands-on experiments and discussions about the ethical, legal, and social implications of neuroscience research.
By: Meghan Burke | Registrar’s Office
“When I learned of this wonderful honor, I felt gratitude — for how MIT values teaching and learning, how my faculty colleagues bring such passion to their teaching, and how the students have such great curiosity for learning,” says new MacVicar Fellow John Gabrieli and MITili Faculty Director.
By: Kelley Travers | MIT Energy Initiative
The MIT Energy Initiative’s director of education shares new initiatives aimed at preparing students to take an active role in solving the climate crisis. Read more