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Explore Infinite Career Paths: Dinners Series featuring MIT Alumni Rekha Murthy and Lydia Yu

Looking to broaden your understanding of how an MIT education can open doors across industries? Join us for two engaging evenings with inspiring alumni who’ve carved out impactful, unconventional careers—and are excited to share how they did it.

These Infinite …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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2025 CAPD FAQs for Family & Supporters

During Campus Preview Weekend 2025’s Parent Programming, members of the CAPD staff shared information with parents and supporters. View the recording and access the presentation below. Also see our FAQ section below for questions we have received from parents and …

By Kendel Jester
Kendel Jester Assistant Director, Early Career Engagement
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Exploring careers? Check out career exploration events happening this April and May!

The Career Exploration Series for the spring is now updated! This series is a collaboration between MIT departments, programs, and employers to help all undergraduate and graduate students learn about the different career and graduate/professional school options available to you.   

Visit the events page on Handshake and filter by the label …

By Tianna Ransom
Tianna Ransom Assistant Director, Career Exploration
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Resource for Aspiring Academics

The academic journey, from graduate school to faculty positions and beyond, can be both rewarding and challenging. Navigating the pressures of research, teaching, service, and personal well-being requires more than just expertise in one’s field—it demands strategic support, mentorship, and …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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Join MIT Reads and “Unlock the Stress Cycle” this Spring!

MIT Reads is a reading program for everyone at MIT, organized by the MIT Libraries.

Together we read a book, then gather outside of our normal classes and workdays to explore the ideas and important issues it raises. Through discussions …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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CAPD site visits: Explore industries & careers (2025 highlights)

The Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD) office organizes site visits throughout the academic year, giving MIT undergrads, grad students, and postdocs a unique opportunity to explore a variety of industries, workplaces, and career paths. These visits offer you hands-on …

By Mitchell Moise
Mitchell Moise Employer Outreach and Engagement Specialist
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2025 MIT Research SLAM to award $10k in prizes

Thanks to generous support from the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), the Research Slam planning team recently announced that $10,000.00 in prizes would be awarded to finalists at the 2025 …

By Alexis Boyer
Alexis Boyer Alexis Boyer Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services
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Discover Prehealth FPOP celebrates its 9th year

As MIT welcomes incoming first year students for the 2024 fall semester, Discover Prehealth FPOP gives 24 of these students an additional opportunity to learn about careers in healthcare/medicine, meet the MIT Prehealth Advising team, and make new friends the …

By Erica Long
Erica Long Prehealth & Career Advisor
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4,400 candidates attend the 2024 in-person Fall Career Fair 

MIT’s annual in-person Fall Career Fair took place this year on Friday, September 20. More than 4,400 talented students, postdocs and alumni from MIT and Harvard were able to connect with more than 180 diverse employers!  

It was wonderful …

By Malgorzata Gassan
Malgorzata Gassan Assistant Director of Events
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Discovering community and cultural connections

A joint humanities and engineering major, senior Grace McMillan is setting her sights on a legal career focused on education policy reform.

“When McMillan isn’t in class or hanging out with her sisters, she’s in the library studying for the …

By MIT News
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