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By: Cami M | MIT '23
My name is Cami and I'm a senior studying media studies and computer science. Read more
By: School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The awards honor outstanding success in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Read more
By: Laura Rosado | MIT News correspondent
Hannah Gazdus, a senior at MIT, was drawn to the Institute by project classes such as 2.00B (Toy Design) and 2.008 (Design and Manufacturing). “It was so exciting to learn how engineering at MIT is not just technical but so creative,” she says. Read more
By: Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering
Joshua Angrist, MITili Affiliated Faculty, among five MIT professors recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research. Read more
By: Michaela Jarvis | Department of Mechanical Engineering
“One of the best ways to teach is for the student to experience a surprise — to see something they didn’t think was possible or to design something new." Read more
By: Alyson Klein | Education Week
“The AI genie is out of the bottle,” said Cynthia Breazeal, a professor of media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It’s not just in the realm of computer science and coding. Read more
By: J-PAL Staff
Over one billion children experienced some form of extended school closure from 2020 to 2022 (World Bank, 2022). Youth Impact, an NGO headquartered in Botswana, had for several years prior implemented Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), an approach to teaching foundational literacy and numeracy, due to evidence of its effectiveness 
By: Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
Stephanie Khurana was recently named founding CEO of Axim Collaborative, a new online education initiative designed to make learning more accessible, effective, and relevant. Read more
By: Caroline Perry | Office of the Vice President for Research
What must colleges and universities do differently to help students develop the skills, capacities, and perspectives they’ll need to live, lead, and thrive in a world being remade by the accelerating climate crisis? Read more
By: MIT Open Learning
The AI chatbot from OpenAI launched just a few months ago and immediately became the subject of countless news stories about the impact this technology will have — on our children, on education, on our work now and in the future. Read more