MIT GSU prepares for a strike after months of unfruitful negotiation
Since April, MIT’s bargaining team and its graduate student union (GSU) have held multiple meetings to negotiate a second collective bargaining agreement, reaching tentative agreement on three of 26 proposed articles.
MIT Police Association returns to negotiations
The MIT Police Association is disappointed with MIT’s offer, especially as top executives at MIT receive salary increases substantially above the increase in cost of living.
MIT Mathematics Department announces new Master of Science in Mathematics of Data
Applications open as many MIT departments consider expanding master’s degree offerings.
9/23 In Short
The Fall Career Fair will take place at the Johnson Ice Rink from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. Classes will still be held.
MIT pauses authorization of work-study credit programs for international students
On Aug. 24, MIT received a broadcast message from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), warning colleges of an increase in work-study authorization for international students in violation of SEVP’s standards.
Akirah Bradley-Armstrong appointed vice chancellor for student life
Effective Oct. 19, Akirah Bradley-Armstrong will join the MIT community as the vice chancellor for student life.
Over a thousand students attend HackMIT 2026
Over the weekend of Sept. 19–20, over a thousand students from more than 200 colleges across the country gathered at MIT to turn ideas into projects.
U.S. News & World Report ranks MIT as #1 national university
On Sept. 22, the U.S.News & World Report announced that MIT would claim the top spot of its new 2027 National Universities Ranking.
McDermott Court finally reopens with new landscaping
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, McDermott Court — the open space in front of the Green Building (Building 54) — reopened to the public after more than five years of continuous construction. The superintendent of the renewal project packed up the last orange cones and yellow cordon surrounding the new plaza. Students then began to filter through the stone walkways around the “Green Dot,” the circular lawn at the center of the court.
Service requested: A look inside MIT’s elevators
According to records obtained by The Tech, 749 elevator service requests, including 46 related to entrapment, were logged between Jan. 2 and Sept. 20, 2026.
The consequences of overrelying on imperfect AI
Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17 PD ’17 describes how using AI systems in human settings can exacerbate social inequality, and what scientists can do about it.
Endpoints News presents ‘The China biotech debate: Boston’
On Thursday, Aug. 6, about 200 venture capitalists, academics, and biotech company directors gathered to hear a series of panels titled ‘The China biotech debate: Boston.’
Yulia’s Dream: A better future for Ukrainian math
Professor Pavel Etingof and Dr. Slava Gerovitch co-founded the Yulia’s Dream program to support young Ukrainian mathematicians after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years later, it’s still running — and offering a glimpse into the dedication it takes to carry an intellectual community through a war-torn present.
I was a lighthouse keeper this summer
In this, oh so cruel and fast world, maybe the lighthouse was the only place circlin’ all ’round the sun where time seemed to have stopped.
Progressively pursuing more and more painful and tedious crafts
As cliche as it sounds, if you try your best, even though you might not finish with a project you expected, at least you will have learned something.
LA Clippers’ future in jeopardy after NBA finds $28 million no-show deal
Superstar Kawhi Leonard agreed to a $28 million deal with Aspiration, a sustainability services company that went bankrupt in 2025. The only requirement behind this endorsement deal? He had to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers to continue receiving sponsorship payments.
MIT Police Association returns to negotiations
The MIT Police Association is disappointed with MIT’s offer, especially as top executives at MIT receive salary increases substantially above the increase in cost of living.
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MIT pauses authorization of work-study credit programs for international students
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Over a thousand students attend HackMIT 2026
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MIT Police Association returns to negotiations
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Akirah Bradley-Armstrong appointed vice chancellor for student life
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U.S. News & World Report ranks MIT as #1 national university
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MIT Mathematics Department announces new Master of Science in Mathematics of Data
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McDermott Court finally reopens with new landscaping
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A vote for Evan MacKay is a vote for justice
The MIT community needs a strong advocate against the entrenched establishment on Beacon Hill. It’s time to clean house and elect democratic socialist MacKay.
Bring same-day voter registration to Massachusetts
Same-day voter registration is on the ballot this November in Massachusetts. Voting “yes” would help students across the state be able to vote in future elections.
On physics education at MIT
The TFUAP’s proposed changes to the GIRs will harm future cohorts of MIT students.
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A vote for Evan MacKay is a vote for justice
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Bring same-day voter registration to Massachusetts
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On physics education at MIT
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Why MIT needs to gradually and responsibly train its future doctors in the AI era
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Fighting for fellows: MIT works because we do, too
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Open letter on TFUAP’s changes to the science requirement
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As thousands are killed in Iran, MIT remains silent
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
On April 12, the Handel and Haydn Society returned from an unusually long silence with an afternoon of royal pageantry, court dances, and polished playing, but the program’s identity proved more elusive than its execution.
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Award-winning author Celeste Ng discusses ‘Everything I Never Told You’ at MIT
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
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Bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe presents ‘London Falling’ at WBUR CitySpace
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Bob Odenkirk and Derek Kolstad on ‘Normal’
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Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ captures the heart of S. E. Hinton’s beloved novel
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Jordan Harrison’s ‘The Antiquities’: What do we leave behind?
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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his solo debut at Boston’s Symphony Hall on March 20
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Sports Blitz: Sept. 21–27
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Success doesn’t guarantee loyalty: How the Celtics lost Jaylen Brown
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‘Why Not U.S.’: Building a foundation for the future of U.S. soccer
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Previewing MIT Baseball in Coach Morris’s first year
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Seahawks defense dominates Drake Maye and Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
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Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
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What I did with my dingle this year
I’ve never heard of the term “dingle” before coming to college, but apparently, it means a double room with no roommate.
Expanding geothermal to all: Geo@MIT holds its first annual spring showcase
Geo@MIT holds the first annual Geo@MIT Spring Showcase, inviting industry experts and undergraduates to share their contributions to work done on decarbonization.
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Decades-long effort of HIV-positive transplantation surgery achieves landmark first lung transplant
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Dr. Fauci among medical professionals presenting at the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative’s third annual summit
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Expanding geothermal to all: Geo@MIT holds its first annual spring showcase
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Meteor causes sonic boom over East Boston
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Does everyone research women’s health?
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Richard Sutton talks vision for superintelligence in Dertouzos Lecture on May 13
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Residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely to get hit by a car while walking or biking in Boston
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