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MIT Faculty Newsletter  
contents Vol. XXVIII No. 5
May / June 2016

This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features Chair of the Faculty Krishna Rajagopal on "Innovations in the Educational Opportunities for MIT Students"; a piece on MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative; and M.I.T. Numbers with some results from the 2016 Senior Survey.

Spotlight
walking in snow
Interview with New MIT Medical Director Dr. Cecilia Stuopis
MIT Medical Director Dr. Cecilia Stuopis shares her thoughts about the Medical Department now and her plans for the future.
What I Learned as a
Department Head

Physics Professor Ed Bertschinger relates how his department approached significant issues during his tenure.
 
Editorial
A Letter to the Class of 2016; Diversity; Campus Planning; Thanks
Editorial Subcommittee
We join with the thousands of family members and friends gathered for Commencement, in sharing the excitement of your graduation.
Interview with New MIT Medical Director Dr. Cecilia Stuopis
The following interview by the Faculty Newsetter (FNL) with MIT Medical Director
Dr. Cecilia Stuopis was held on April 11 of this year.
From the Faculty Chair
Innovations in the Educational Opportunities for MIT Students
Krishna Rajagopal
In this last Faculty Newsletter of the academic year, I will take the opportunity to update you about recent and ongoing developments on three fronts – fronts that are distinct . . .
MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative Seeks
Diverse Perspectives for the Near and Long Term
John E. Fernández
In March 2014, President Reif announced the launch of the Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) with Prof. Susan Solomon as its founding Director. In little more than . . .
What I Learned as a Department Head
Edmund Bertschinger
During 2007–2013 I was Head of the Physics Department at MIT. What I learned can be summarized by a quote from the 2015 Commencement address of Megan Smith . . .
M.I.T. Numbers
from the 2016 Senior Survey
   
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