Writing & Speeches

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Good afternoon, everyone.

Before the start of this semester, in a letter to the whole community and one directly to students, we were very clear about the rules of the road regarding campus demonstrations.…,

Dear members of the MIT community,

At my inauguration, echoing a sentiment I heard everywhere on my campus listening tour, I called on the people of MIT to come together in new ways to marshal a bold, tenacious response to the run-away crisis of climate…

Dear members of the MIT community,

Next Monday, we begin this spring’s Dialogues Across Difference series with a talk and discussion with Pamela Nadell, an expert on American Jewish history and antisemitism in the US.

Understanding…

Dear members of the MIT community,

Today, I’m delighted to share the news that Karl Reid ’84, SM ’85 will join us as vice president for equity and inclusion (VPEI), beginning March 4. He enters this office…

Dear members of the MIT community,

Seeing MIT up close for a year now, I’ve come to value something I could not fully appreciate from the outside: the matter-of-fact problem-solving ethos, the willingness to…

Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott and Members of the Committee,

Thank you for this opportunity to describe how MIT is fighting the scourge of antisemitism.

My name is Sally Kornbluth. I have been president of MIT since January of this year.

As…