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MIT Faculty Newsletter  
contents Vol. XXX No. 3
January / February 2018

This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features an update on the detention by ICE of Francisco Rodriguez, "Solidarity at its Best," the introduction of MIT's new Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Training and Consensual Relationships Policy, and "Inclusive Community Faculty Dinners."

Spotlight
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From The Faculty Chair:
#MeToo at MIT: Harassment and Systemic Gender Subordination

Sexual harassment and more experienced by women at the Institute and beyond.
Trump’s Insults Pour Salt in Wounds of Haitians Healing After Succession of Disasters
Prof. Erica Caple James shares some of Haiti's current situation and past history.
MIT Day of Action: April 17, 2018 Call For Participation
The second annual Day of Action at MIT is almost upon us.
 
Editorial
Support the Olympic Truce: Diplomacy with North Korea Not War; Haiti: Responding to Various Needs
The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 2 through March 18. In November 2017, the United Nations General . . .
From the Faculty Chair
#MeToo at MIT: Harassment and Systemic Gender Subordination
Susan S. Silbey
In October, the Wall Street Journal reported that just under 50% of female workers claim to have personally experienced sexual harassment at work, and over 40% . . .
Solidarity at its Best: But Need to Stay the Course
Thomas A. Kochan
Three days before Christmas I witnessed the power of solidarity at its best when a very diverse community came together in a park in Chelsea to celebrate what Francisco . . .
Introducing MIT’s New Sexual Misconduct Prevention and
Response Training and Consensual Relationships Policy
David A. Singer
In a heartfelt email to the MIT community in November, President Reif noted how sexual harassment “violates our fundamental expectations of respect and equality,”. . .
MIT Day of Action: April 17, 2018 Call For Participation
Roger Levy, Sally Haslanger, Ceasar McDowell for the Day of Action Organizing Team
The second annual Day of Action at MIT, a large-scale grass-roots civic engagement and action event, will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The Day of Action . . .
Trump’s Insults Pour Salt in Wounds of Haitians
Healing After Succession of Disasters
Erica Caple James
On January 11, 2018, President Donald J. Trump reputedly denigrated migrants to the United States of African, Caribbean, and Latin descent by asking why the U. S. . . .
Inclusive Community Faculty Dinners
Edmund Bertschinger
As Institute Community and Equity Officer I am charged with cultivating a caring community, with the aim of helping everyone here feel that MIT is home.
Teach Talk
Comment on “How Deeply Are Our Students Learning?”
Eduardo Kausel
I enjoyed the essay on student learning, and generally agree with its findings. And I can also confirm that the concept of free-body diagrams is one of the most difficult for . . .
Update on the Task Force on Open Access to MIT Research
Chris Bourg, Hal Abelson
In July 2017, Provost Martin Schmidt, in consultation with the Vice President for Research, the Chair of the Faculty, and the Director of the Libraries, appointed an . . .
Letters
Deep Learning or Deep Ratings?
Alex Slocum
A most excellent, thoughtful commentary. Bravo! Now the goal will be for us to think and act in accordance with the courage and vision that made MIT great in the . . .
Letters
No More MIT Voo Doo
Molly Ruggles
As an MIT staff person I’m always extremely uncomfortable seeing issues of MIT’s student humor magazine Voo Doo on campus. The magazine's title is tacky at best . . .
Teaching this spring? You should know . . .
The Faculty regulates examinations and assignments for all subjects.
M. I. T. Numbers
MIT Faculty By Gender (AY 2018)
   
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