Updates
To keep you informed, find the latest news, events, and reports coming out of our office—plus the provost’s Letters to the Community.
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Hiring freeze for non-essential positions
Given the uncertain outlook for federal funding and policy, we are now adopting a more careful stance on budgeting and hiring – much as MIT has done in the past in the face of abrupt and unpredictable financial challenges. -
Richard Locke PhD ’89 named dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management
A former faculty member, the accomplished scholar and energetic leader returns to the Institute with a broad vision and deep experience. -
Announcing the new dean of MIT Sloan
Rick Locke PhD ’89 will become the next John C Head III Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, effective July 1, 2025. -
MIT affiliates awarded 2024 National Medals of Science, Technology
Vice Provost Paula Hammond, along with three other professors and an alumnus honored with nation’s highest awards for scientists and engineers. -
Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program expands to invite Palestinian scholars
GMAF’s second international cohort will comprise up to 10 early- to mid-career Palestinian scholars for a two-year pilot fellowship program at MIT. -
How MIT Can Educate the World for the Era of AI
Vice Provost for Open Learning Dimitris Bertsimas invites faculty to engage with the Universal AI vision. -
Let’s team up to make a difference in our neighborhood
Vice Provost Paula Hammond writes to faculty about the MIT Community Service Fund (CSF). -
New leadership for SMART
Professor Bruce Tidor will become interim CEO and director of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) in January. -
Making a mark in the nation’s capital
Alumni and founders of MIT Washington Summer Internship Program reflect on three decades of impact. -
Artist and designer Es Devlin awarded Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry, her work will be honored with a $100K prize, artist residency, and public lecture at MIT in spring 2025. -
A new focus on understanding the human element
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative will elevate the human-centered disciplines and unite the Institute’s top scholars to help solve the world’s biggest challenges. -
Third Annual MIT Prize for Open Data Celebrates Researchers Across MIT
The third annual MIT Prize for Open Data was recently awarded to 10 individual and group research projects.