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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 …

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Political science and physics major Leela Fredlund wants to ensure fairness and justice prevail in humanity’s leap into space.

“I realized that I could raise very interesting questions at the intersection of astronomy and political science,” says Fredlund. Through undergraduate projects at MIT and at institutions such as NASA, Fredlund has been focused on the ways governments are shaping …

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It’s Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less

HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

by Andrea Hsu | NPR

Equal Pay Day has come around again, and it feels a little like Groundhog Day.

Despite the annual reminder about how far into the new year women have to work to …

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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Propelling Pay Equity Forward: Strategies For a Fairer Future

by Mary Gatta and Deborah Liverman NACE Journal / Winter 2024

Mitigating Gender Pay Disparity

As fields that have a greater composition of men have higher rates of pay than predominately female fields, one possible way to close the pay gap …

By Deborah Liverman
Deborah Liverman Executive Director, Career Advising & Professional Development
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Gosha Geogdzhayev and Sadhana Lolla named 2024 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on February 27, 2024

This article was updated on April 23 to reflect the promotion of Gosha Geogdzhayev from alternate to winner of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

MIT seniors Gosha Geogdzhayev and …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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