Tag: Susan Hockfield

  • Nation & World

    Carnegie Corporation names fellowship winners

    Economist Raj Chetty and sociologist Michèle Lamont of Harvard are among the Andrew Carnegie Fellows named this year by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Also known as the “Brainy Award,” the fellowship grants up to $200,000 to each of 32 researchers writing and publishing in the humanities and social sciences.

    5 minutes
    Chetty and Lamont
  • Nation & World

    The melding of technology

    Former MIT President Susan Hockfield discussed the power of technology’s ongoing convergence during a session at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Educating Harvard, MIT — and the world

    Harvard and MIT are joining forces to launch edX, an open-source, online education platform. Leaders from both universities discussed how they hope to transform teaching and learning on campus and around the globe.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    MIT and Harvard announce edX

    Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced the launch of edX, a transformational partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Roundtable airs immigration, research funding issues

    A small group of business and higher education leaders met in Washington to discuss the importance of attracting the world’s best students, the economic stimulus provided by government-funded research, and the safeguards of intellectual property protection.

    6 minutes