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The 27 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore the technology’s impact on democracy, education, sustainability, communications, and much more.![Barbis landed in the office of MIT President Sally Kornbluth, along with several time-traveling Barbies. The project was presented by incoming first-year students in the Interphase EDGE/x program managed by the Office of Minority Education and MIT Edgerton Center. “This exemplifies the creativity, the innovation, and the technical know-how of MIT students, and I’m amazed they created this in their first hour [as undergraduates],” Kornbluth said.](/sites/default/files/styles/cover_image/public/images/news/barbis-ellen-patton-a1_0.jpg?itok=X-BXKn3F)
For Interphase EDGE/x participants, a life-sized Barbie-themed TARDIS prompts reflections on social norms.
“You belong here,” President Kornbluth assured students in her first MIT Convocation ceremony.
At the 2023 Commencement undergraduate ceremony, new graduates celebrate, reflect on remarks from Chancellor Melissa Nobles, and receive long-awaited diplomas.
The founder of Zetta Venture Partners and longtime Corporation member succeeds Diane Greene SM ’78.
“Curiosity is endlessly electrifying,” Kornbluth told graduates.
The engineer and YouTuber advises the Class of 2023 to embrace optimism and collaboration.
In her inaugural address, President Sally Kornbluth urges the MIT community to tackle pressing challenges, especially climate change, with renewed urgency.
Ahead of the Institute’s presidential inauguration, panelists describe advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.
Thousands packed Killian and Hockfield courts to enjoy student performances, amusement park rides, and food ahead of Inauguration Day.