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XXVIII No.
2 November / December 2015 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features commentary on the newly announced MicroMaster's certificate (editorial, Sarma et al.); reflections by Medical Director William M. Kettlye; Part II of "A Frog in Water."
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| A Response to President Reif's Announced "Plan for Action on Climate Change" Nearly 100 MIT faculty respond to the recent plan to address climate change. |
| The Tragedy of Forced Migration and What MIT Can Do About It Nasser Rabbat addresses the worldwide immigration/migration crisis and suggests how MIT could assist those in need. |
| Improving the Way MIT Handles Sexual Assault Complaints The Committee on Discipline (COD) has changed its practices and procedures regarding sexual assault complaints on campus. |
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Editorial President Reif announced a new pathway to MIT Master's degrees on 7 October, and referenced an MIT News account with a subtitle that says the new pathway . . . |
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There is a new face to the tragedy of forced migration, and it is Syrian. Mouaz al-Balkhi, a 22-year-old engineering student, died while trying to swim across the English . . . |
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Last April 25, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the South Asian country of Nepal, killing over 9,000 people and injuring more than . . . |
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On October 21, President Reif announced a Plan for Action on Climate Change in response to the ongoing call from student group Fossil Free MIT for MIT to divest . . . |
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In 1861, the charter of MIT incorporated it as an Institute of Technology based on a school of industrial science. This was a tremendous novelty for the age, blurring . . . |
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Long before PowerPoint was universal, I was asked to give a lecture to a class at MIT. It was 1977. The course was HST060 – Endocrine Physiology and Pathophysiology. |
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In a prior article I described some of the changes I have witnessed over nearly a half century at MIT, most notably in the nature of research and the pressure to obtain . . . |
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Sexual assault happens at MIT. We know this from our first-hand experience on the Committee on Discipline (COD), as well as from the Community Attitudes on . . . |
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In August 2013, the Admissions Office at MIT added a Maker Portfolio supplement to the undergraduate application. Many colleges and universities, including MIT, have . . . |
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In The Healthy Minds Study 2015 Survey Results more MIT students, compared with the national average (to be accurate about twice as many), agreed with the . . . |
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The Office of Faculty Support is requesting proposals for projects for the 2016-2017 academic year that improve the quality of teaching, enrich students’ learning . . . |
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Letters The publication of this essay [“Iran and the P5+1 Pact,” by Noam Chomsky, MIT Faculty Newsletter, Vol. XXVIII No. 1, September/October 2015] is outrageous . . . |
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