Writing & Speeches

Dear members of the MIT community,

In February, when David Goldston stepped down as the longtime director of MIT’s Washington Office, I let you know that – given the importance of our engagement with every tier of government – we would begin a…

Dear members of the MIT community,

The U.S. Department of Education recently sent MIT and eight other institutions a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," along with a letter asking that MIT review the document.

From the…

Wow, what an amazing turnout! Thank you, Anantha, for the introduction – and for your outstanding leadership in bringing the consortium to life. 

A warm shout-out to our faculty co-directors, Vivek Farias – and Tim Kraska – and to the whole team of faculty…

Thank you, Kirk [Taylor].

Thank you, Governor Healey, for being such a dedicated advocate for research, education and innovation!

And thank you Chris [Viehbacher], for your illuminating vision. When a company as influential as Biogen breaks ground on a…

Dear members of the MIT community,

Although it was just days ago that I sent a video to open the new semester, I write again because over the last week, we have seen several instances of disturbing imagery and text on campus – in two cases, a hand-drawn…

Hello, everybody!

I just wanted to offer a quick message to welcome all of the new members of our MIT community and to welcome back those of you who took some time away from MIT for the summer. 

September has given us so many perfect back-to-school…