Provost

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Cynthia Barnhart

Office Phone 617-253-3815
Room 3-208

Letters to the community

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Published guidance on faculty promotion and tenure

May 16, 2022
Cynthia Barnhart, Provost |

COVID-19 precautions to finish the semester strong

May 2, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research |

Join Solve at MIT on May 5 with Yuval Harari, Shirin Ebadi & more

April 19, 2022
Cynthia Barnhart, Provost |

Welcoming the MIT Values Statement

April 12, 2022
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor |

Investing in the future of MIT

March 17, 2022
Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

Register to participate in Commencement 2022

March 14, 2022
Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Leslie A. Kolodziejski, Commencement Faculty Marshal and Professor of Electrical Engineering | James Poterba, Chair, Commencement Committee and Mitsui Professor of Economics | Lily L. Tsai, Chair of the Faculty, 2021–2023 |

Commencement participation from employees

March 8, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research |

MIT to ease masking, testing, attestation requirements

March 7, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research |

New MIT Staff Award for Distinction in Service

February 25, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

Important COVID-19 policy changes set for February

February 9, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research |

Important update on graduate student unionization

February 1, 2022
Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Casting an informed vote on graduate student unionization

February 1, 2022
Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Announcing the new dean of SHASS

January 25, 2022
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

MIT's plans for the spring semester

January 18, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research |

MIT 2022 Commencement

December 22, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |