MIT and Harvard presidents Susan J. Hockfield and Drew Faust announce edX during Wednesday’s press conference. “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.

Susan J. Hockfield smiles for the camera after the press conference introducing edX, MIT and Harvard’s new online learning collaboration.

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.

Susan J. Hockfield smiles for the camera after the press conference in May introducing edX, MIT and Harvard’s new online learning collaboration.