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  • From online course to master’s degree with MITx

    July 27, 2021
    Multiethnic group of men and women dressed in winter wear and face masks, standing on a frozen lake.

  • Study finds lockdowns effective at reducing travel in Sierra Leone

    July 27, 2021
    A data visualization from an MIT GOV/LAB and Civic Data Design Lab presentation to Sierra Leone’s government shows how frequently different routes were traveled in and around the capital. Dot sizes reflect the popularity of destinations and lines are colored light blue to pink to show the popularity of each route.

  • Recently announced pk-12 education innovation grants explore ways to support underserved learners…

    July 26, 2021
    Recently announced pk-12 education innovation grants explore ways to support underserved learners…

  • “To make even the smallest contribution to improving my country would be my dream”

    July 23, 2021
    Through MIT’s master’s program in data, economics, and development policy, Pavarin Bhandtivej seeks to bring data to bear on policymaking in Thailand.

  • How aspirations become actions

    July 14, 2021
    “I began to grasp the importance of knowing more than just the facts,” says Mussie Demisse of the journey that led him to study at MIT after discovering OpenCourseWare.

  • 2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy

    July 9, 2021
    The 2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards revealed a community that has grown stronger during Covid-19. Says Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz, the shift to teaching and learning from home has “personalized us all in a new way, which ultimately will build stronger relationships and, I hope, more fulfilling educational experiences.”

  • An advocate for STEM education

    July 8, 2021
    An advocate for STEM education

  • Letter from President Reif: A new future for edX

    June 29, 2021

  • FAQs on agreement to sell edX to 2U, Inc. and fund nonprofit to reimagine digital learning

    June 29, 2021
    Rapid and profound shifts in the online-learning market over the past 18 months, spurred by the pandemic and a surge in remote learning, have made it increasingly challenging for a nonprofit to keep pace.

  • MIT and U.S. Department of Defense team up to launch a new edX learning platform

    June 29, 2021
    “The Department of Defense is eager to help build a robust domestic manufacturing industry,” says Michael Britt-Crane, education and workforce lead for the DoD’s Manufacturing Technology Program Office. “This platform is an important way to do this, and to bring these resources to the DoD workforce.”
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