MIT welcomes Sally A. Kornbluth, 18th President of MIT

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Dr. Sally A. Kornbluth addresses the MIT community for the first time as president-elect. Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

On October 20, 2022, the MIT Community was introduced to the 18th president-elect Dr. Sally A. Kornbluth. Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

Sally A. Kornbluth, a cell biologist whose eight-year tenure as Duke University’s provost has earned her a reputation as a brilliant administrator, a creative problem-solver, and a leading advocate of academic excellence, has been selected as MIT’s 18th president. (Learn more: Kornbluth, 61, was elected to the post this morning by a vote of the MIT Corporation. She will assume the MIT presidency on Jan. 1, 2023, succeeding L. Rafael Reif, who last February announced his intention to step down after 10 years leading the Institute. Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a b

Sally Kornbluth, MIT’s 18th president, arrived at her office on MIT’s campus and greeted members of the community. Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

Fresh from their trip to the Brazilian Amazon, 80 gifted MIT musicians join Grammy-nominated guest artists in a concert featuring hot and heartfelt music of Brazil and Puerto Rico. This consciousness-raising event will include powerful and moving footage from Manaus, Brazil, where students connected with Amazonian scientists and indigenous musicians and communities, and, through the shared language of music, explored the value and urgency of cultural and environmental sustainability. Featuring MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director Laura Grill Jaye, Director, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble Anat Cohen, clarinetist-composer; Sara Serpa, vocalist-composer; Miguel Zenón, saxophonist-composer; Djuena Tikuna, vocalist-songwriter; Evan Ziporyn, clarinetist-composer Program introduced by Agustín Rayo, Dean, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and Professor of Philosophy Anat Cohen is an internationally celebrated Gr

We live in an innovation era in which we face global challenges that demand humanity’s best and broadest thinking now more than ever. Join us on May 1 as an all-MIT faculty panel, drawn from many different domains and backgrounds, explores this challenge in the context of sharing their exciting research in conjunction with their own experiences with creative breakthroughs. Convened by Anantha Chandrakasan, Dean, MIT School of Engineering Moderated by Linda Pizzuti Henry SM ’05, CEO, Boston Globe Media MIT faculty panel Sangeeta Bhatia SM ’93 PhD ’97, John J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Cullen Buie, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Eran Egozy ’95, Professor of the Practice in Music Technology Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Dina Katabi SM ’99 PhD ’03, Thuan and Nicole Pham Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Andrew Lo, Charles E. and Sus

An inauguration ceremony is not just the investiture of a president; it is the participation by an institution in the traditions of academe. Delegates from the worldwide academic community will join MIT faculty, students, staff, alumni, and trustees in the procession. Attendees will enjoy musical performances by MIT artists as the Institute welcomes and inaugurates its 18th president. The ceremony tent may be accessed beginning at 2:30 pm from Building 3, Building 4, or Memorial Drive. Reception Immediately following the ceremony, there will be a reception in Killian Court for members of the MIT community and guests. View full list of delegates from Academic Institutions, Learned Societies, and Organizations