The Alliance of Concerned Faculty put out a call to MIT students to share their reactions to the events of the past weeks and how they were affected. In just a couple of days, we received more than 70 responses. Messages below have been anonymized. I’m an undergrad upperclassman. Before this academic year, I never…
These remarks were made by Professor Erica Caple James at a press conference on the steps of MIT at 3pm on Friday, May 10th. Professor James spoke alongside MIT graduate students Zeno (MIT Graduates for Palestine) and Samuel Ihns (MIT Jews for Ceasefire) whose remarks can be seen on the MIT Scientists Against Genocide Encampment…
Reposting from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Washington, D.C., 10 May 2024 It has been my honour as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, to conduct an official visit to the United States of America from 29 April to 10 May 2024. The objective was to…
I will not start my email by greeting you because we are past a point where optics matter. It is day 207 of the genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and the genocide is more than evident. For you, the proponents of everything engineering, mathematically speaking, this is a genocide. More than…
A NOTE FROM THE ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED FACULTY Several days ago, members of the Alliance of Concerned Faculty were made aware of an event sponsored by the Israeli American Council to be held at 77 Massachusetts Avenue inviting people from outside of the MIT community to our campus. While one of the deep virtues of…
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The following are a selection of anonymized letters from members of MIT Faculty urging President Kornbluth and senior administration to continue to allow the peaceful protest undertaken by our students on the Kresge Lawn and to re-engage in negotiations with students. If the administration wants to end the encampment, we urge them to meet students’…
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A NOTE FROM THE ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED FACULTY Since the evening of April 21st when the MIT Scientists Against Genocide encampment at Kresge Lawn was set up, the days and evenings have been filled with a variety of activities, from art and crafting projects, to discussions, to quiet study as students sit and work on…