Now recruiting: CAPD Career Exploration Leaders

Do you want to plan events for students and collaborate with alumni, employers, and graduate/professional school admissions staff? As a Career Exploration Leader, you’ll manage large-scale projects and gain valuable leadership experience in program management, teamwork, data collection and analysis, …

By Tianna Ransom
Tianna Ransom Assistant Director, Career Exploration
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Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on January 22, 2026

MIT undergraduate Akorfa Dagadu has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will join the program’s Class of 2026-27 scholars from 40 countries and 83 universities. This year’s 150 …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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New event series: Explore Fulbright!

Interested in pursuing a Fulbright? Distinguished Fellowships is introducing a new series spotlighting specific Fulbright countries and the Fulbright program’s spirit of international educational exchange.

In these informal, in-person sessions, you can chat with a visiting Fulbright Scholar or Fulbright …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Professional Development Workshops with the hosts of the Squiggly Career Podcast

Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, hosts of The Squiggly Career, are coming to campus on Friday, February 27 to lead two workshops on professional development for graduate students. RSVP for one or both workshops!
How to succeed in your squiggly …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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FSU Law’s 2026 Summer for Undergraduates Program

This program brings undergraduate students from throughout the country together in person for an immersion into legal study. The largest and oldest of its kind, the primary goal of the program is to acquaint students with the study of law …

By Tianna Ransom
Tianna Ransom Assistant Director, Career Exploration
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Millennium Oceans Prize – Priority deadline January 31st!

The Millennium Oceans Prize, which awards up to $5000 to a student (undergrad or graduate) who is working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 of protecting and preserving Life under Water, is returning to support and celebrate students who …

By Kendel Jester
Kendel Jester Assistant Director, Early Career Engagement
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Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

Kathy Wren | MIT News Full Story
December 11, 2025

As chair and CEO of AMD, Su has transformed the company, which is now a global leader in high-performance and AI computing. In addition to designing industry-leading CPUs and the specialized …

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Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on November 15, 2025

Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 have been selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at the …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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15.620 Patent Law Fundamentals – Spring H4 Course

Interested in learning more about patent law? Take 15.620 Patent Law Fundamentals during the spring H4 term (April and May)! This course was specifically designed for undergrad and grad students in all MIT departments.

There are no pre-requisites, and no …

By Tianna Ransom
Tianna Ransom Assistant Director, Career Exploration
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MIT’s AI+D major becomes one of the Institute’s most popular undergraduate programs

Launched in 2022, MIT’s Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) undergraduate major is now the second-largest major at the Institute. The program was recently highlighted by The New York Times for its focus on preparing students to design AI systems …

By Janine Sazinsky
Janine Sazinsky Employer Relations Coordinator
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