The cover of the Spring 2017 issue of Spectrum was an enigma to some readers, prompting one alum to ask: "What did the finished puzzle look like?"
From the President
President's Letter: At Home Under the Dome
MIT’s brilliance—its strength—is drawn from a remarkable community of passionate, playful, and caring people working towards a common goal: to make a better world.
Home at MIT
Strengthening Connections: Student Support and Well-Being
In 2016, Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart SM ’85, PhD ’88 announced the realignment of key student support organizations into the Division of Student Life.
Home at MIT
Roadmap for New Residences
MIT has identified the West Garage parking facility (W45) as the preferred site for a proposed new undergraduate residence hall.
Energy Endgame
What might a landscape shaped by oil look like when the world no longer relies on fossil fuels?
Setting a Place
Alumni anchor their support of student life in the highlights of their own MIT years
For a resident grad student, the campus encompasses work, family, and community
The Magnetism of a Digital-Era Campus
A graduate student analyzes MIT’s physical pathways of collaboration
MIT Connect, launched by two grad students, is building community one lunch at a time
Bruno Perreau examines challenges to the status quo in his native France
Five New Landmarks to Watch for in Kendall Square
Seven years in the making, the Kendall Square Initiative has broken ground
Ron ’64, SM ’65, PhD ’67 and Barbara Cordover: a new chapter for the MIT Museum
Building Traditions
With power tools and imagination, students turn residence halls into campus destinations