Writing & Speeches

To the members of the MIT community,

At MIT, we’re known for our curiosity, boldness and drive to explore the frontiers of knowledge – and one expression of that is our thriving arts culture. This semester, we’ll expand our creative frontiers with …

Dear members of the MIT community,

As we see all around us, generative AI is transforming industries, enhancing human creativity and opening new scientific frontiers – a revolution that has important roots in decades of AI innovation from the people of MIT.…

Dear members of the MIT community,

I’m excited to let you know that we have appointed the Institute’s inaugural vice president for climate (VPC), a leader already well known and widely respected at MIT: Evelyn Wang '00, Ford Professor of Engineering and…

Hello, everybody.

I’m reaching out to you this morning because I’ve been hearing many questions, from across MIT, about changes that may come with the new administration in Washington. I don’t have specific answers for you – but I want to give you a sense of…

What a tremendous pleasure to welcome you all – for the very first time! – to the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building – and to this showcase of so much MIT talent!

And of course, this opening event also marks the triumphant conclusion of years of dreaming,…

Dear members of the MIT community,

For more than a year, our community has grappled with issues around free expression, including the question of when expression crosses a line into harassment and personal targeting, which we must not and will not tolerate.…