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Cynthia Barnhart

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Room 3-208

Letters to the community

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SHASS interim dean appointed, search committee formed

June 28, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring

June 25, 2021
Chair of the Faculty, 2019–2021 | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

New MIT Covid policies take effect today

June 7, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Krystyn Van Vliet, Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Research, 2021–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Requiring employees to be vaccinated, and other updates

June 1, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | 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, 2013–2024 |

Gift acceptance experiment

May 7, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Provide your vaccine status by May 23

May 3, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

Changes in responsibility: Krystyn Van Vliet and Tim Jamison

April 21, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Ad Hoc Committee on Arts, Culture, and DEI at MIT

April 8, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

How we can support students and staff right now

April 5, 2021
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Chair of the Faculty, 2019–2021 | John H. Dozier, Institute Community and Equity Officer, 2020–2023 |

Share your input on draft of Five-year Strategic Action Plan for DEI

March 30, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Sanjay Sarma, Vice President for Open Learning, 2016–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | John H. Dozier, Institute Community and Equity Officer, 2020–2023 |

For staff, more on summer and fall

March 16, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

Final Suri and Fisher reports, and next steps

January 11, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Chair of the Faculty, 2019–2021 |

Mandatory harassment prevention training

January 8, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Decision on Professor Seth Lloyd

December 18, 2020
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Help the Community Service Fund support our local community

December 16, 2020
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |