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MIT Faculty Newsletter  
contents Vol. XXIX No. 5
May / June 2017

This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features "A Primer on Indirect Costs," the final From The Faculty Chair by outgoing Chair Krishna Rajagopal, and an article on MIT's Technology Licensing Office.

Spotlight
incremental cost over budget
Highlights from MIT's Student Quality of Life Survey
MIT's Institutional Research compares the 2017 and 2013 Student Quality of Life Surveys.
Susan Silbey New Faculty Chair
Professor Susan S. Silbey will succeed Krishna Rajagopal as Chair of the Faculty on July 1, 2017.
Some Musings on Retirement
After 40 Years at MIT

Prof. Harry Hemond offers some retirement reflections in verse.
 
Editorial
A Letter to the Class of 2017; The March for Science
Felicitations to you the graduates – and to your families! We join with the thousands of family members and friends gathered for Commencement, in sharing . . .
A Primer on Indirect Costs and Why They Are Important to MIT
Maria T. Zuber
Did you know that MIT subsidizes every research grant that it receives, even when the grant includes full overhead costs? The reason isn’t because MIT has a bloated . . .
Highlights from MIT's Student Quality of Life Survey
Institutional Research
In February 2017, Dean for Student Life Suzy Nelson invited all enrolled students to provide feedback on their MIT experience by responding to an on-line survey.
From the Faculty Chair
Some Developments, Advances, and Discussions from the Past Year
Krishna Rajagopal
As the academic year draws to a close, I will look back in this column on some of the many ways in which the Standing Committees of the Faculty have played their roles . . .
Susan Silbey New Faculty Chair
Newsletter Staff
Professor Susan S. Silbey will succeed Krishna Rajagopal as Chair of the Faculty on July 1, 2017, after serving as Chair-elect during the current academic year.
Some Musings on Retirement After 40 Years at MIT
Harry Hemond
In the fair city of Cambridge / By Muddy Charles's stream / Scholars come from around the world / To join with academe
Day of Engagement, Day of Action
Newsletter Staff
This semester saw over 1,000 members of MIT and the broader local community coming together in a large-scale, day-long civic engagement and action event, . . .
Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament in Uncertain Times
Jonathan Mingle
From rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula to questions about the future of the Iran nuclear agreement, the specter of nuclear conflict has returned as a concern for . . .
Technology Licensing Office and You
Lesley Millar-Nicholson
It’s been nearly a year since I arrived at MIT from Urbana-Champaign, having spent a decade leading the technology transfer office at the University of Illinois’ beautiful . . .
M.I.T. Numbers
from the 2017 Student Quality of Life Survey
   
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