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Spreading Kindness for Four Years and Counting

Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week began four years ago as a MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project. It’s inspiring to see how RAK Week has grown and engaged academic departments, labs, research centers, residences, support offices, student organizations, and individual community members. For RAK Week 2019, Chancellor Barnhart and Vice Chancellor Waitz hosted a study break with the Undergraduate Assocation. Read more about RAK Week 2019 here.

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Letter from the Chancellor

From the Chancellor
Welcome, MIT students! As Chancellor, I’m responsible for “all things students”–graduate and undergraduate education and student life, student services, and student support. It’s my job to partner with you to make sure you get the most out of your MIT experience.

Use this site to learn about some of the initiatives I’m working on and how you can tell me your ideas, concerns, and vision for MIT education and student life. Engage with me here, set up a meeting, or join me at a campus event so that together we can strengthen student life and learning.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Barnhart

Student Health & Well-Being

Read the latest MindHandHeart Beat newsletter here.
Sexual Assault Education & Prevention

The MIT community recently came together to celebrate our 2019 Change-Makers at an awards ceremony honoring individuals, DLCs, and student groups for their work to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct. Learn more about this year's Change-Makers here.
Residential Campus 2030

Learn more about the Burton Conner residence hall renewal project here.
Innovation in Education & Student Learning

Class of 2023 students will be able to take part in Phase Two of the education experiment to investigate ways to promote greater exploration in the first-year undergraduate experience. This experiment builds on Phase One, which allowed the Class of 2022 to take three science core GIRs P/NR after the first semester.

3Q: Chancellor Barnhart and Dean Nelson on Room-Assignment and Move-In Design Process

Since the start of the 2018-19 Academic Year, Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart and Dean for Student Life Suzy Nelson have been working with students, heads of house, house teams, and other community members to identify ways to enhance the first-year undergraduate housing experience. Barnhart and Nelson recently spoke about the concerns that prompted their collaboration with students and the student-generated ideas that will be implemented this fall.
Spreading kindness for four years and counting

MIT community celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Week by participating in lively events, connecting with campus resources, and practicing generosity.
2019 Change-Makers honored for fighting sexual misconduct

Violence Prevention and Response and Title IX and Bias Response Office celebrate individuals and departments for standing up to sexual harassment and assault.
In it together: Faculty mentors and graduate students

Professors Lienhard, Murcott, Olsen, and Rayo honored as Committed to Caring mentors.