, which looked specifically at the future of the MIT education, was co-chaired by Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering and Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and professor of political science.
Chandrakasan and Nobles spoke with MIT News about the recent societal changes that are likeliest to impact teaching and learning at MIT, the themes that arose in their group’s conversations, and the changes that might arise if some of their proposals are adopted.
Q: What changes due to the events of this past year do you think will have the most significant impact on an MIT education?
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MIT’s Task Force 2021 and Beyond has released an initial menu of more than 50 ideas to reimagine and reposition the Institute for the post-Covid world.
Now, members of the MIT community are urged to review the proposals and weigh in helping the task force and Institute leadership to focus, in the coming months, on beginning work to implement viable ideas that have broad support and impact.
The ideas are wide-ranging, touching upon reshaping the physical campus to harness the power of in-person interactions; helping students, faculty, and staff find rewarding paths at MIT; building equity and camaraderie as the full community prepares to reunite on campus; and expanding the Institute’s beneficial reach in the world.