A Head Start at MIT
EDGE/x helps first-year students hit the ground running
Connecting and Supporting Student Veterans
Graduate students help create centralized office for veteran support and success
Competing for the Joy of It at MIT
Club athletes play for fun and friendship, with winning results
Fellowships and Spaces for the Whole Student
Vice president for resource development talks about MIT’s role in supporting the whole student through Presidential Fellowships and campus spaces
Microscopy and the Big Picture
Students build their own microscopes and expand their interdisciplinary skills through coding, modeling, and circuitry in this cornerstone biological engineering course
Mission: Climate
MIT faculty focus their expertise and energy on changing the course of climate outcomes
Spotlight On: Whole Student Experience
How Examining Conflict Can Be “Intellectually Serious” and “Incredibly Fun”
Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students
“I Chose Urban Planning because of the Human Aspect”
Kaleigh Spears ’25 brings a people-first approach to her studies and her MIT campus experience
“Getting Involved in Extracurriculars Was Crucial for Me”
Raj Mehta ’24 advocates for MIT students' putting their "eggs in a bunch of baskets"
“I Learn Something New in Every Conversation with My Peers”
From student government to academic research, Julia Schneider ’26 has immersed herself in an array of MIT opportunities
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President’s Letter: Questions and Answers
Scientists from MIT, Caltech, and the National Science Foundation confirmed a prediction Albert Einstein made a century ago: directly observed gravitational waves caused by the collision of black holes.
In Comparative Media Studies/Writing class, students explore fan culture as “a powerful tool for social engineering”
The impressively renovated Hayden Library and adjoining Building 14 courtyard are designed to invite serendipitous connections