President L. Rafael Reif acknowledged the difficulties of the last year before charging graduates with creating a better world in his 2021 Commencement remarks.
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For Gabrielle Finear, a senior studying computer science, working on two startup ideas in MIT Sandbox provided hands-on learning to complement her coursework.
Elite colleges and universities can affect massive social change not just by providing access, but by promoting inclusion and rethinking how they measure achievement.
A number of pervasive myths surround online learning: that it’s isolating, that the quality of instruction is innately lower than in an in-person classroom, or that it’s only for those who can’t succeed in traditional educational settings. Enter Abigael Bamgboye, an online learning enthusiast.
Just a few months after the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, Alan Grossman was already mulling over an idea for a new class to help people make sense of the virus. As head of MIT’s Department of Biology, he was aware of the key role fundamental research would play in the coming months.
“We can’t do this alone - that is why we are inviting youth organizations, education providers, and other cross-sector leaders to join us and support young problem-solvers all over the world.” - MIT's Alex Amouyel.
MIT's new effort, Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE), will develop new teaching approaches and tools to engage learners in settings from preK-12 to the workforce.
MIT is hoping to tackle climate change head-on. One strategy is educating and empowering the next generation, “who are inheriting” the problem of climate change and “must ultimately solve it.”
Professors Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Caroline Jones have been honored as “Committed to Caring” for reliably supporting students, and for helping them to endure and even thrive amidst difficulty.
“I had access to science kits in my classroom in fourth and fifth grade. And thank God there was funding for them to be there, because the presence of those kits inspired me to study and excel and ultimately go to Stuyvesant High School and then MIT.” – MIT’s Robert L. Hillman Jr.