Academic Leaders: Perspectives and Current Challenges
Academic Leaders: Perspectives and Current Challenges
03/28/2011 10:30 AM KresgeDr. Ian A. Waitz, Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor and Department Head, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT ; Shirley Ann Jackson, '68, PhD '73, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Charles M. Vest, HM, MIT President Emeritus ...
Bridging the gap from lab-to-market at the Deshpande Center
Bridging the gap from lab-to-market at the Deshpande Center
Movie ideas from the lab to the market place at the MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Deploying Our Gifts for the Betterment of Humankind: What ...
Deploying Our Gifts for the Betterment of Humankind: What Would Dr. King ...
02/04/2010 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallGerry Hudson, Executive Vice President of SEIU "Service Employees International Union; Dr. Susan Hockfield, President, MITDescription: Woven into the fabric of MIT life, says Susan Hockfield, is the "perpetual striving to be ever ...
Effective Practices for Recruitment, Mentoring, and ...
Effective Practices for Recruitment, Mentoring, and Retention
03/29/2011 8:30 AM KresgeBarbara Liskov, Institute Professor and Associate Provost for Faculty Equity, MIT; ; Lotte Bailyn, T. Wilson (1953) Professor of Management Emerita, MIT Sloan School of Management; Millie Dresselhaus, HM , Institute Professor, and Professor of ...
How to Make a Great Mistake
How to Make a Great Mistake
02/24/2011 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumEllyn McColgan, Director, Primerica, Inc. and Executive Advisor, Aquiline"LCCDescription: Take it from Ellyn McColgan: Colossal, cringe"inducing screw"ups can make rather than break a career. In a self"deprecating talk aimed at educating an audience training ...
Is There a Black Architect in the House?
Is There a Black Architect in the House?
03/16/2007 5:30 PM 34-101Ted Landsmark, President and CEO of the Boston Architectural College; Mark Jarzombek, PhD '86; Ted LandsmarkDescription: -If there is any kind of profession that's gotten away with a kind of benign neglect of diversifying itself over the course of last 30 years, it's ...
Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Leadership and Entrepreneurship
10/20/2009 4:00 PM e51"335David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Ben Fischman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Retail Convergence, Inc.; Alex Laats, 89, President, BBN Technologies' Delta DivisionDescription: While their ventures couldn't be more dissimilar -- ...
MIT ZigZag Episode #16
MIT ZigZag Episode #16
Learn how entrepreneurship is at the core of the MIT culture. From the 100K Competition, Deshpande Center, Enterprise Forum, Venture Mentoring Service and more, see how students, faculty, and alumni are part of the ecosystem.
Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) Program
MIT's Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) Program
The Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) is a volunteer mentoring program for MIT students seeking to foster their holistic development along both academic and nonacademic dimensions. Run by the Office of Minority Education, the MAP program is designed to help first-year ...
Sundiata Jangha
Sundiata Jangha
"Has AAA Got You Covered? - Building Effective Mentoring Relationships from the Bottom Up" Recorded on 7/28/2009
The Status of Women in Science and Engineering at MIT
The Status of Women in Science and Engineering at MIT
03/28/2011 9:00 AM KresgeNancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of BiologyDescription: It's difficult to imagine that at one point in her career, National Academy of Science member Nancy Hopkins thought to quit. In her talk, she relates the historical challenges facing ...