Commencement 2022 | | | Friday’s Commencement ceremony celebrated the 1,099 undergraduate and 2,590 graduate students receiving MIT diplomas this year. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81, director-general of the World Trade Organization, delivered the address. Full story via MIT News → |
President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2022 “Make the world a little more like MIT: more daring and more passionate; more rigorous, inventive, and ambitious; more humble, more respectful, more generous, more kind.” Full story via MIT News → | |
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Chancellor Melissa Nobles’ Commencement remarks “Never forget that you are often stronger and more resilient than you think you are.” Full story via MIT News → | |
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Hawaii’s very first poet laureate invited to give address at MIT Classes of 2020 and 2021 Graduation Celebration // KITV 4 Kealoha Wong ’99, Hawaii’s first poet laureate, shares his excitement at being selected to deliver the keynote address at the graduation celebration for the classes of 2020 and 2021. “It’s a huge honor, I never would have thought in a million years that something like this would happen,” says Kealoha. “I feel as if I am ready to let these words fly.” Full story via KTIV 4→ |
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Opinion: Why Baby Boomer and Gen X retirement may leave Millennials coming up short // Forbes Joseph Coughlin, director of the MIT AgeLab, explores the impact Baby Boomer and Gen X retirement could have on the increasing labor shortage in the United States. Full story via Forbes→ |
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The AAPI history I carry with me: Tiffany Chu // The Boston Globe Tiffany Chu ’10, chief of staff for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, discusses her goals for creating a more inclusive Boston and her Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. Chu says she believes in “knocking down walls and showing people what is possible.” Full story via The Boston Globe → |
| | What have this year’s graduates gained from MIT? Some say: “Courage in tackling the unknown.” “Selective ambition.” “I am better at failing and recovering.” “I no longer strive for perfection.” “I can do so much more.” Congratulations, Class of 2022! Watch the video → | | Advanced Degree Ceremonies took place across MIT Thursday. Here are a few images from the day! | Alumni Wisdom | | On Friday, the Class of 2022 graduated from MIT and set off on new adventures, joining more than 143,000 alumni. Here are seven tips gleaned from MIT alumni featured in Slice of MIT over the past academic year. 1. Keep doing your hobbies, featuring Andrew Rivkin ’91 2. Pay it forward, featuring Janelle Wellons ’16 3. Embrace your inner nerd, featuring Susan (Margulies) Beiter ’92, SM ’93 4. Sometimes, less is more, featuring Hasier Larrea SM ’15 5. It’s never too late to try something new, featuring Dick Schulze ’67 6. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, featuring Melissa Wu ’05 7. Good things can come from unexpected places, featuring Josh Santos ’14 Full list via Slice of MIT→ | This edition of the MIT Weekly was brought to you by a painted door. 🚪 Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Thanks for reading, and have a great week! —MIT News Office |
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