To the members of the MIT community, MIT's mission is to address the world’s most pressing challenges, and MIT staff are essential to meeting this mission. The Institute’s more than 17,000 employees ...

Dear members of the MIT community, With great sadness, I write to share the tragic news that Professor Nuno Loureiro, director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), died early this morning ...

Below my signature, you’ll find a letter from Provost Anantha Chandrakasan, Chancellor Melissa Nobles, and Chair of the Faculty Roger Levy. In January, they charged the Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in ...

To the members of the MIT community, Following the Goodwin Procter report on MIT’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, President Reif asked that I create a process to review its findings about ...

Dear members of the MIT community, We write to announce the formation and launch of the Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training. Professors Eric Klopfer and Samuel ...

Dear members of the MIT community, I write to describe the potential impact of a recent announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and to share the actions we’re taking in response. As ...

Dear members of the MIT community, I write to bring you up to date on developments in two areas where recent government actions are interfering with the normal functioning of MIT, diminishing our ...

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 ...

Dear members of the MIT community, As you are likely aware, last week President Trump signed a major tax and spending bill into law. The bill burdens MIT and several other universities with a new 8% ...

Dear members of the MIT community, I am pleased to announce that, following a successful pilot, our Parley tool is now available to all MIT faculty, staff, and students. As mentioned in yesterday’s ...

Dear members of the MIT community, I write to let you know that after 10 years of service to the Institute and a career of remarkable impact at every school she’s served, Vice Chancellor for Student ...

Update: As of June 2025, the moratorium on new sponsored engagements with Aramco has been lifted. MIT will resume consideration of new proposals through the elevated risk review process, consistent ...