Just Drop It: Baker House Piano Drop
May 15, 2018
MIT students are known for asking big questions that forever change the world of science.
Culture & Tradition
Compass Group to manage new food and dining contract
April 27, 2018
Following a two-year process that started with a review of existing dining data, a selection committee of students, faculty heads of house, and staff from the Division of Student Life (DSL) has selected Compass Group and its subsidiaries Bon Appétit and Restaurant Associates to take on the new, expa
Undergraduate, Housing, Dining, Graduate
Scootah Hockey: The Silly Sport of Simmons Hall
April 20, 2018
On a quiet Sunday afternoon, unsuspecting MIT community members strolled down Vassar Street by Simmons Hall. As they looked into its dining hall windows, it was not snacking students they saw, but rather a crowd dressed in pastel tutus, feather boas, and propeller hats.
Student Activities, Recreation
IFC Wins Impact Award for Student-Led Consultant Initiative
April 19, 2018
The MIT Interfraternity Council was recognized with an Amy Vojta Impact Award for their risk management efforts at the 2018 Northeast Greek Leadership Association (NGLA) Annual Conference over the weekend of February 24.
Conflict Management, Student Groups, Leadership, FSILG
Rebecca's Café Serves Up New Operating Hours
April 13, 2018
After receiving feedback from diners about its operating hours, Rebecca’s Late Night Café in Walker Memorial’s (Building 50) Pritchett Dining Hall is now open from 3-11 pm, Monday through Friday.
Dining
MIT joins national Hazing Prevention Consortium
March 28, 2018
This year, MIT has officially become a member of the Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC), a multi-university organization dedicated to creating a culture of inclusiveness through data-driven policies and education.
Student Citizenship, Leadership, FSILG
Food Insecurity Solutions Working Group Releases Findings and Recommendations
March 20, 2018
Recent survey data show that 2-8 percent of MIT graduate students and as many as 13 percent of MIT undergraduates do not have enough to eat. And the problem is not unique to MIT: other similar schools report that about 20 percent of their students struggle with food insecurity.
Wellness and Support, Undergraduate, Dean for Student Life, Dining, Graduate
MIT Hillel receives “Outstanding Campus Award” at Hillel International Global Assembly
February 09, 2018
MIT Hillel has been recognized once again at the Hillel International Global Assembly held in Denver over December 4-7. Fresh off their previous award the year prior for Strengthening the Global Hillel Movement, MIT Hillel took home another honor- the Phillip H.
Student Groups, Religious Life
After 16 years as heads of house, McCants to step down from Burton Conner
January 25, 2018
Following a 16-year head-of-house career that spanned three decades and two residence halls, Professor Anne E.C. McCants and her husband Bill have announced that they will step down from their post in Burton Conner House (BC) at the end of this academic year.
Undergraduate, Housing, Work for DSL, Dean for Student Life