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The First-Year Leadership Experience is an opportunity for first-year MIT students to connect with their peers through a variety of workshops exploring their leadership styles and developing leadership skills.
“We mostly take our ability to get things done for granted and only notice it on those rare occasions when we struggle or fail.” – MIT’s David Badre
When Independent Activities Period (IAP) rolls around in January, it’s a welcome break from the daily grind of the semester — and not just for students. There’s only one problem, and it’s been that way since IAP began 50 years ago: deciding what to do. A stand-up comedy crash course or MIT Heavy Metal 101?
The startup Paragon One is expanding access to student employment opportunities by turning company projects into remote “externships” that dozens of students can take part in simultaneously.
At “AI Education: Research and Practice,” an Open Learning Talks event in December, Breazeal shared her vision for educating students not only about how AI works, but how to design and use it themselves — an initiative she calls AI Literacy for All.
Associate Professor Michael Short's innovative teaching methods made classes personal, experiential, and created opportunities for one-on-one interactions with every student during the pandemic.
MIT undergraduate students hosted a three-day hackathon with a simple but audacious goal: for teams to develop practical solutions for how to make life and learning at MIT better during the spring term, given the limitations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Professors Jesse Kroll and Cathy Drennan have been honored by a student-driven process as “Committed to Caring” for their dedication to students’ well-being and futures as well as their ardent advocacy for student needs.
“It's a very natural instinct to forget things,” says MIT's Sanjay Sarma, “forgetting is a very important step in the pathway to learning."