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The Office of the Chancellor is here to help students be happier, healthier, and more successful—both during their time at MIT and as they create personal and professional lives that are rich in meaning, citizenship, and humanity. It’s what educating the whole student is all about.

Melissa Nobles
MIT Chancellor
Melissa Nobles, MIT chancellor (second from left)

Melissa Nobles, MIT chancellor (second from left)
Photo: Gretchen Ertl

Our focus

The Office of the Chancellor brings together more than 60 offices that span the entire graduate and undergraduate student experience at MIT. We want to ensure that students can take part in all of the incredible opportunities that make MIT’s residential education so unique, exciting, and transformative—while providing the support they need to develop and thrive.

We strive to educate the whole student by:

  • Supporting academic success
  • Fostering community and individual wellbeing
  • Cultivating personal and intellectual growth

Leadership and oversight

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education (OVC)

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education advances academic innovation and fosters the growth of every MIT student, empowering them to make a positive impact at MIT and beyond.

Division of Student Life (DSL)

The Division of Student Life comes together for a common educational purpose: to help our diverse community of students thrive intellectually, physically, spiritually, and personally.

Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office (IDHR)

The Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office is an MIT community resource for concerns related to discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including sexual misconduct under Title IX federal regulations.

The Chancellor's Staff

The chancellor’s administrative and operations staff support the chancellor in advancing strategic priorities for MIT student life and learning as well as the day-to-day responsibilities of the office.

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