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MIT and Harvard presidents Susan J. Hockfield and Drew Faust announce edX during a press conference on May 2. “We come together with conviction to say that online education is not an enemy of residential education, but rather a profoundly liberating and inspiring ally,” Hockfield said.
February 5, 2013
The world may not have ended in 2012, but it was still a year full of news for MIT and the world. In this special issue of The Tech, we look back on the biggest headlines at the Institute.
STAFF REPORTER
February 5, 2013
They’re called MOOCs, and it was the M for Massive that really started turning heads.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
February 5, 2013
It took MIT less than 86 days to pick a new president. If that sounds like a short amount of time to whittle down, interview, and vet a list of dozens of candidates, consider that the MIT Corporation’s final pick was somebody who the Institute already knew quite well. Somebody, in fact, who was already as close to the presidency as he could possibly get.
NEWS EDITOR
February 5, 2013
This year saw the implementation of Residential Life Area Directors (RLADs) into most west campus dormitories. The RLADs — an extension of the previous Residential Life Associates (RLA) position — are meant to provide support for students, housemasters, and Graduate Resident Tutors (GRTs). They joined the communities of Maseeh, McCormick, MacGregor, Burton-Connor, New House, Next House, and Simmons at the start of the Fall term.
More News
- Three student deaths hit MIT in 2012 (2/5/13)
- MIT 2030 plans continue to develop (2/5/13)
- Alacator C-Mod remains operational (2/5/13)
- Forces of nature converge on campus (2/5/13)
- Changes to the freshman experience (2/5/13)
World and Nation
- World and Nation was not published this issue.
Opinion
- OPINION IN REVIEW (2/5/13)
- GUEST COLUMN: A student perspective on MIT 2030 (2/5/13)
- EDITORIAL: Understanding diversity (2/5/13; 3 comments)
- Students need to be more self-reliant (2/5/13)
- Asking for help is not a sign of weakness (2/5/13)
- RETHINKING MITX: (2/5/13)
Sports
- 2012 summer Olympics highlights (2/5/13)
- A look back at a year of MIT sports (2/5/13)
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Campus Life
Arts
- Video games of 2012 (2/5/13; 1 comment)
- Arts on Campus (2/5/13)
- ARTS IN REVIEW (2/5/13)
- The Best Films of 2012 (2/5/13)