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The Obligations of Citizenship

MAY/JUNE 2018  Several months ago, President Rafael Reif asked me to lead a discussion at Academic Council about what we mean when we talk about the obligations of citizenship. With the assistance of HASTS graduate student Clare Kim (who has also been the TA for the class on "MIT and Slavery"), I put together some thoughts that I hoped would invite debate about our obligations as teachers and scholars to educate responsible citizens. I am sharing those notes in this final column of the year, with similar expectations to generate a wider discussion. ...

Message from the chair
September 26 2018
2018-09-26 15:30:00 2018-09-26 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting AGENDA Welcome Remarks from the Chair of the Faculty - Professor Susan Silbey, Chair of the Faculty Proposal to Expand CSL Membership in Rules and Regulations of the Faculty The chair of the Committee on Student Life will propose adding a third graduate student to the committee’s membership. - Professor Mark Bathe Report of the Committee on Discipline The chair of the Committee on Discipline will discuss the committee’s caseload and disciplinary trends for the 2017-2018 academic year. - Professor Andrew Whittle Update on Current Construction Projects in Kendall Square The Executive Vice President and Treasurer and the Dean of Architecture and Planning will describe the appearance and use of the six buildings being erected in Kendall Square and how the ambience of this area of campus will be transformed in the next several years. - Mr. Israel Ruiz, Executive Vice President and Treasurer - Professor Hashim Sarkis, Dean of Architecture and Planning Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
October 17 2018
2018-10-17 15:30:00 2018-10-17 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
November 14 2018
2018-11-14 15:30:00 2018-11-14 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
December 19 2018
2018-12-19 15:30:00 2018-12-19 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
February 20 2019
2019-02-20 15:30:00 2019-02-20 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
March 20 2019
2019-03-20 15:30:00 2019-03-20 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
April 17 2019
2019-04-17 15:30:00 2019-04-17 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar
May 15 2019
2019-05-15 15:30:00 2019-05-15 17:00:00 America/New_York Institute Faculty Meeting Room 10-250 Add to Calendar