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Town Hall, May 5, 2020, 4 pm Eastern

April 29, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Update on pre-registration

April 28, 2020
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Mary Callahan, Registrar and Senior Associate Dean |

Decisions about summer programs for students

April 24, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 | Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 |

Earth Day and the MIT Community

April 22, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Thinking of you: A letter to students from the dean for student life

April 15, 2020
Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 |

MIT’s financial picture and our next steps

April 13, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Undergraduate students: Student Success Coaching Program

April 4, 2020
Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

DAPER facilities update [Posted to MIT Covid-19 website]

April 3, 2020
Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 | Anthony G. Grant, Director of Athletics |

An MIT Town Hall on Tuesday, April 7

March 30, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Securing Zoom meetings and classes to prevent disruption

March 29, 2020
Mark V. Silis, Vice President for Information Systems and Technology | Krishna Rajagopal, Dean for Digital Learning, 2017–2022 |

Undergraduate students: Welcome to remote learning at MIT

March 27, 2020
Krishna Rajagopal, Dean for Digital Learning, 2017–2022 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

Tenure policy adjustment

March 27, 2020
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Graduate students: Welcome to remote learning at MIT

March 27, 2020
Krishna Rajagopal, Dean for Digital Learning, 2017–2022 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

Advice (including on how to reach out to your students) as we begin remote teaching

March 25, 2020
Krishna Rajagopal, Dean for Digital Learning, 2017–2022 |

Commencement, Reunions -- and community

March 24, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Update on efforts to provide PPE for local hospitals

March 23, 2020
Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Elazer R. Edelman, on behalf of MIT‐medical outreach team |

New on-site work policies in response to Gov. Baker's emergency order

March 23, 2020
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources |

Time-sensitive graduate housing changes and moving resources

March 20, 2020
Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

Financial aid and support update for students

March 17, 2020
Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Stu Schmill, Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Services |

Thank you

March 16, 2020
L. Rafael Reif, President, 2012–2022 |

Update on Covid-19 housing exception process

March 15, 2020
Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor, 2014–2021 | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice President and Dean for Student Life, 2016–2021 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

Scaling back on-campus research

March 15, 2020
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Anthony P. Sharon, Acting Deputy Executive Vice President, 2020–2020 |

Time sensitive on-campus research & HR news [Posted to MIT Covid-19 website]

March 14, 2020
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Anthony P. Sharon, Acting Deputy Executive Vice President, 2020–2020 |

Guidance for graduate students, advisors, and supervisors in response to COVID-19

March 13, 2020
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Update on remote teaching, Zoom license, UROPs

March 13, 2020
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

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