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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.

Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on November 15, 2025

Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 have been selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at the …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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MIT ranked No. 1 worldwide for interdisciplinary science by Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 highlight MIT’s strength in cross-disciplinary research and innovation.

MIT has been ranked No. 1 worldwide in interdisciplinary science in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026, reflecting the Institute’s long-standing commitment …

By Janine Sazinsky
Janine Sazinsky Employer Relations Coordinator
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The Infinite Careers Series (and why your students should join!)

Ever wonder how a degree in Materials Science leads to a career in law school admissions, or how an Aerospace Engineering major ends up leading People Operations for a fusion energy company? The Infinite Careers series explores these exact questions.

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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CAPD offers new behavioral interviewing resource for PhDs & postdocs

We know our students can talk about their research, but can they talk about themselves? CAPD’s new Behavioral Interviewing for PhDs & Postdocs online resource offers students an asynchronous opportunity to brainstorm accomplishments from their MIT experiences, structure their stories, …

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

Ranking at the top for the 14th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

MIT News, posted on June 18, 2025

MIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World …

By Francis Borrego
Francis Borrego Associate Director, Employer Relations 
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MIT Climate Ecosystem Map

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