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Career Advising and Professional Development act as a hub within MIT’s career advising universe to help students, postdocs, and recent alums navigate the many different career resources available across the Institute. As faculty and staff, you are important parts of that universe, and we want to work with you to ensure MIT students and postdocs can accomplish their career goals.

As we work with all majors and all levels on their career and professional development goals, we partner with departments in many ways and always value feedback on how to best partner with you to serve your students, postdocs, and recent alums.

Become a Climate Action Ambassador

The Campus Climate Action Ambassadors program empowers MIT staff, faculty, and students to lead sustainability and climate action efforts within their departments, labs, centers, and student groups. Ambassadors receive training, resources, and support from the MIT Office of Sustainability to …

By Kendel Jester
Kendel Jester Assistant Director, Early Career Engagement
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Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on May 14, 2026

MIT master’s student Sunshine Jiang ’25 and Rupert Li ’24 are recipients of this year’s Knight-Hennessy Scholarship. Now in its ninth year, the highly competitive scholarship provides up …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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MIT student Jack Carson named 2026 Udall Scholar

Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on May 7, 2026

Jack Carson, a second-year undergraduate at MIT majoring in electrical engineering and computer science, has been named a 2026 Udall Scholar, one of up to 65 undergraduates nationally to …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships | MIT Career Advising and Professional Development
Published by MIT News on April 28, 2026

Six MIT affiliates — Denisse Córdova Carrizales SM ’26; Ria Das ’21, MNG ’22; Ronak Desai; Stacy Godfreey-Igwe ’22; Arya Rao; and Ananthan Sadagopan …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Two MIT alumnae named 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on April 21, 2026

Mitali Chowdhury ’24 and Christina Kim ’24 have been selected as 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars. The highly competitive fellowship offers fully funded opportunities for postgraduate study in any …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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