Higher Ed
MIT Future Fest opens Wednesday
MIT is opening its labs, theaters and a newly renovated warehouse to the public this week for MIT Future Fest, a five-day festival of science, technology, art and design. Read more Student crochet club donates handmade roses to Cambridge Health Alliance The festival begins Wednesday, Sept. 30, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 4. The festival’s […]
Hult student helps organize earthquake relief for her family’s hometown
While balancing classes at Hult International Business School in Cambridge and work at her family’s coffee company, Natalie Ramirez has spent the past month organizing earthquake relief efforts for her family’s hometown in Colombia. Read more Tickets on sale for Cambridge Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony “One of my biggest passions as a […]
Harvard academic workers vote to authorize strike
Unionized academic workers at Harvard University say they have not set a strike date but a union official said it would take a significant shift by the administration to avoid one. Read more Miller will get things done “I don’t see a path to resolution until we get closer on those issues and I think […]
MIT’s Fab Lab marks 25 years of making almost anything
The Fab Lab, MIT’s digital fabrication laboratory, is turning 25 this week, and its founder said he did “not remotely” expect the extent of the lab’s impact. “What I didn’t see is it fundamentally changes how society and economy works,” said Neil Gershenfeld, an MIT professor and director of the Center of Bits and Atoms. […]
MIT Professor takes on Congress
MIT has asked a court to dismiss the first count of a lawsuit filed against it by Michel Anne-Frederic DeGraff, a linguistics professor at the university. DeGraff in March sued MIT, the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce and chair of the committee Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) for violating his First Amendment and civil […]
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
Unionized core faculty members at Lesley University started a two-day strike Tuesday at 1 p.m., after nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiations. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street A bargaining committee representing 82 core faculty members failed to reach an agreement with administrators on Monday. The committee spent 15 hours […]
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
Unionized core faculty members at Lesley University started a two-day strike Tuesday at 1 p.m., after nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiations. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street A bargaining committee representing 82 core faculty members failed to reach an agreement with administrators on Monday. The committee spent 15 hours […]
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
Unionized core faculty members at Lesley University started a two-day strike Tuesday at 1 p.m., after nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiations. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street A bargaining committee representing 82 core faculty members failed to reach an agreement with administrators on Monday. The committee spent 15 hours […]
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
Unionized core faculty members at Lesley University started a two-day strike Tuesday at 1 p.m., after nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiations. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street A bargaining committee representing 82 core faculty members failed to reach an agreement with administrators on Monday. The committee spent 15 hours […]