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MIT celebrated its 2021 Commencement in an online ceremony featuring taped tributes from around the world to the Class of 2021, a musical composition created specially for the event, and a moving and deeply personal address from civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
For only the second time in its history, MIT celebrated its Commencement in an online ceremony. This year's event featured taped tributes from around the.
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Earlier this month, President L. Rafael Reif announced that Cynthia Barnhart SM ’86, PhD ’88, MIT’s chancellor since 2014, will step down this summer. Following a sabbatical leave, she’ll return to teaching and research. At MIT, the chancellor has responsibility for “all things students”: graduate and undergraduate education, student life, student services, and other areas that affect the student experience.
In sharing the news of Chancellor Barnhart’s decision, President Reif wrote that he has launched a search to fill the role. MIT News checked in with him about the search and what he’s looking for in MIT’s next chancellor.
2021 undergraduates: contact MIT’s Herff Jones representative, Jeff Quirk
2021 advanced degrees: visit the Grad Rat website for details NOTE: the submission deadline has passed. You may submit data now, however, it will be added to a batch that will be shipped AFTER Commencement Day.
Degree candidates may request their Commencement gift box and provide a shipping address via Qualtrics. Touchstone log-in is required.
Sept 2020 grads: if you do not have access to Touchstone anymore, please check your email for a follow-up message that provides you a unique link to log in. Contact us if you have any further trouble.
The hour following the online Commencement Celebration Program and Degree Conferral will be devoted to the presentation of graduates’ names. In addition, graduates will be able to search for their names and share an individual slide and recording with family and friends. These features will become available at the conclusion of the online program and will remain