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MIT
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Bose founder makes big stock donation to MIT
Bose Corporation will remain private and independent; dividends will sustain and advance MIT’s mission.
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Bose founder, Amar Bose, has died at 83
Entrepreneur served on faculty for 45 years; championed long-term corporate research.
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MIT releases report on its actions in the Aaron Swartz case
Professors Hal Abelson and Peter Diamond complete review.
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Bill Watterson Commencement Speech (1990)
A speech Bill Watterson gave at Kenyon College, Gambier Ohio, to the 1990 graduating class.
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Letter to MIT community regarding support of students behind ‘Tidbit’
The following email was sent this evening to the MIT community by President L. Rafael Reif.
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A Contrarian View of MITx: What Are We Doing?
I love MIT but confess being frustrated . The MITx announcement added to my frustration. As outlined below, I argued against OpenCourseWare (OCW) before it was announced. I was not persuasive and lost the debate. My view of how MIT should take advantage of the digital revolution was unusual then, but is more common…