| Commencement 2019 | | | | | | Some 14,000 proud relatives and friends were on hand this week to watch their loved ones graduate from the Institute. Those gathered on Killian Court Friday also heard Michael Bloomberg deliver the Commencement address, in which he announced his $500 million Beyond Carbon initiative. Full story via MIT News → |
| Michael Bloomberg’s Commencement address The entrepreneur, philanthropist, and engineer announces a new climate initiative and says the climate crisis “is unlike any other ever faced by humankind.” Full story via MIT News → | |
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| President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2019 “As you strive to hack the world, please try to heal the world, too,” Reif urges graduates. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| At doctoral ceremony, a strong call to provide opportunity for all Biochemist Squire Booker PhD ’94 urged MIT’s new doctoral graduates to give back to society. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| MIT Corporation elects 11 term members, three life members Term members will each serve one or five years on MIT’s board of trustees. Full story via MIT News → |
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| Bloomberg tells MIT graduates: “We can’t wait to act” on climate change // The Boston Globe During MIT’s 2019 Commencement exercises, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg detailed plans for his new initiative aimed at tackling climate change. “This has gone from a scientific challenge to a political problem,” said Bloomberg, “and it’s time for everyone to recognize that climate change is the challenge of our time.” Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| The science behind MIT’s Commencement ceremony // Boston Business Journal “We practice,” says Sarah Gallop, co-director of the Office of Government and Community Relations, of how those who read graduates’ names diligently prepare to ensure the ceremony runs smoothly. “There is a magic sweet spot in the pace.” Full story via Boston Business Journal → |
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| | | Affectionately known as the “Brass Rat,” MIT’s class ring is redesigned by members of each graduating class. Since its 1929 debut, the Brass Rat has become a distinctive symbol of the Institute, worn proudly by many of its 138,000 alumni. A new video highlights the unique process by which the Brass Rat is dreamed up and created. (The MIT graduate ring, known as the “Grad Rat,” is redesigned in a similar process every five years.) Watch the video → |
| | | | | Take advantage of opportunities, and make the most of them. But also, work to provide opportunities for others. That’s how you will grow as a future leader. | | —Squire Booker ’94, keynote speaker at the 2019 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Degree Conferral ceremony Watch the remarks → |
| | | The MIT community fêted its new grads in style. Browse the #MIT2019 hashtag on Twitter and Instagram to relive the celebrations! |
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