Writing & Speeches

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…

Dear colleagues,

I write because the Boston Globe posted an online article this morning that may raise some questions in your minds, and I want you to know that I’m available to answer them.

The story revisits a case that occurred 15 years ago, when I…

Dear colleagues,

As I wrote to you last fall, one of my chief goals is to magnify MIT’s positive impact by making it easier for researchers in key areas to “go big”: to pursue their most innovative ideas in their discipline, to collaborate with others…

Dear members of the MIT community,

Though I regret having to interrupt what for many is a summer break, I must let you know about extremely troubling actions over the weekend.

On Sunday, the Stata Center was vandalized with spray-painted messages…

Dear MIT graduates and friends,

In a letter last fall, I offered fresh evidence of how MIT continues to live out its mission and values, with direct benefits to the American people. In April, I sought your help in convincing Congress that …

Wow!  A rhumba!  Rafael, as I’m sure you realize, this is one of the wildly unfair advantages of hailing from Venezuela – versus, say, New Jersey.

So, huge appreciation to the incomparable John Harbison for composing the “Rhumba for Rafael” for his…

Dear members of the MIT community,

I’m delighted to share the news that Anantha Chandrakasan – chief innovation and strategy officer, dean of engineering and longtime member of the faculty – has agreed to serve as MIT’s next provost. He’ll begin in the role…