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Ian A. Waitz

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Response to Omicron & Plans for January

December 21, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, 2021–2024 | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 |

Requiring COVID-19 Booster

December 13, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

New federal requirements on Covid vaccination (for Lincoln Laboratory)

October 28, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Kerry A. Harrison, Director of Human Resources, Lincoln Laboratory |

Join us Wednesday, 11/3 for an MIT climate tune-in!

October 27, 2021
Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

New federal requirements on Covid vaccination

October 25, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Pay increase for postdocs

October 14, 2021
Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Vaccine requirement deadline, mask requirements, other steps for safe return to campus

July 28, 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 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Update on MIT vaccination levels and Covid policies

July 12, 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 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Update on Visiting Scholars and Visiting Students

July 1, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

RAS to close July 2-5; please plan research proposals accordingly

June 22, 2021
Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

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 |

MIT's climate action plan for the decade

May 12, 2021
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Richard Lester, Associate Provost for International Activities, 2015–2023 | Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Dean, School of Engineering | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

AY22 Graduate Student Stipend Levels, Insurance Rates, & Additional Support

April 23, 2021
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Brian Schuetz, Executive Director, MIT Medical | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

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 |