First-generation college students are learners from households where neither parent (or guardian) has obtained a Bachelor’s degree. In other words, they are the first ones in their immediate family to attend college.
These students forge their own paths ahead in …
Let’s face it, progress for women in the workplace was moving at a snail’s pace even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now all those gains are at risk of being quickly undone and worse. For the past six years, Lean …
What is the Equal Pay Working Group?
MIT’s newly-launched Equal Pay Working Group has been working since summer 2020 to raise awareness of the issue of pay inequity. Led by CAPD and AMITA (Association of MIT Alumnae), the group comprises students and …
Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on April 15, 2021
MIT students Yu Jing Chen and Max Williamson have been selected as 2021 Truman Scholars. Truman Scholars demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in …
Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on February 22, 2021
MIT senior Amy Jin has won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which offers students an opportunity to pursue graduate study in the field of their choice at …
