The Mel King Community Fellowship Program at MIT was founded by its namesake in 1970 and continues connecting changemakers across a range of social justice issues.
Mel King, an adjunct professor emeritus in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning and renowned activist, community leader, and politician, has died at 94.
Frank S. Jones, the first African American to receive tenure at MIT, has passed away at 93. Jones championed greater diversity and inclusion at the Institute.
To unite climate efforts, maximize their impact, and identify new ways for MIT to contribute climate solutions, MIT has appointed more than a dozen faculty to its new Climate Nucleus, a committee established by the Institute’s “Fast Forward” climate action plan. The committee will be co-chaired by professors Noelle Selin and Anne White.