Welcoming OGE’s New Director of Grad Systems & Data Strategy
Steven Derocher has joined the Office of Graduate Education to oversee data strategy, manage union-related and other data analytics, and support the rollout of student information systems.
Welcoming a New Academic Year
Dan Hastings, the interim vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education, offers a preview of OVC’s priorities for the new academic year.
OVC Newsletter: Summer 2024
OVC Infinite Mile Awards ~ Empowering Future Innovators through a Social Impact Lens ~ “Story Wall” Takes Shape in the MIT Welcome Center ~ Building Innovative Collaborations in Puerto Rico and Navajo Nation ~ Meet Your OVC Colleagues ~ and more.
Search for the next Vice Chancellor
Chancellor Melissa Nobles has launched a search for a new Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education. Professors Laurie Boyer and Will Tisdale have agreed to co-chair a search advisory committee for this important role.
News About D-Lab
Effective July 1, D-Lab will be transitioning to a new institutional home in the Morningside Academy for Design (MAD). The move comes after much careful consideration and many conversations with D-Lab staff and faculty directors, OVC, MAD, the School of Architecture and Planning leadership, and others at MIT.
AY2025 Student Stipend Levels
Graduate student stipend levels (for students on fellowships), insurance rates, and other support have been established for the 2024-25 academic year.
OVC Newsletter : Spring 2024
Lauren Pouchak Wins MIT Excellence Award ~ Graduate and Professional Students Appreciation Week ~ Enhancing the Student Veteran Experience ~ OVC Staff Council Off and Running ~ Old Ironsides Battalion Spring Update ~ and more.
Welcoming Incoming Graduate Students
In a recent letter, MIT President Kornbluth welcomed new graduate students into the fold. “I made this move myself not too long ago, and I’d like to tell you what I found: an inspiring community of people from more than 100 countries and an incredibly wide range of backgrounds who share important qualities and values,” she wrote.
Ian Waitz named vice president for research
The former vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education will leverage more than 30 years of experience at the Institute to oversee MIT’s research activities.
Spring Update on Graduate Student Unionization
In a few months, we will mark our first full academic year with the MIT and MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).