Welcome to Office of the Chancellor
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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
Initiatives
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Student Health & Well-Being
Read the latest MindHandHeart Beat newsletter here.
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Sexual Assault Education & Prevention
On October 15, 2019, MIT and 32 other colleges and universities released the results of the 2019 Association of American Universities Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct. Learn more about the findings, and MIT's actions to respond, here.
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Residential Campus 2030
Learn more about the Burton Conner residence hall renewal project here.
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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.
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Community Forum on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct
To advance the community engagement necessary to address pervasive climate and culture issues, Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart is hosting a series of forums to discuss the 2019 Association of American Universities (AAU) Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct. The first forum on November 5 at 4 p.m. in 10-250 will also feature a conversation about draft reports from the National Academies working groups.
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Promoting the “heart” in MIT’s academic departments
The MindHandHeart Department Support Project is partnering with academic departments to advance inclusion and well-being in MIT’s learning environments.
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MIT takes action in response to sexual misconduct survey findings
New measures on campus announced for advocacy, support, education, and accountability.
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MIT joins peer institutions in filing amicus brief in support of DACA students
