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Community Climate Conversations
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 – 6:00pmMIT Museum; 265 Massachusetts AvenueJoin the conversation! Meet fellow MIT students, other local green organizations, and like-minded MIT faculty and staff who are interested in tackling climate change. Community organizations and social entrepreneurs can sign-up for 90 second “pitches” to share their goals and opportunities. Though this is not a requirement, pitching…
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Join us for a fun and substantive program on learning how to use mindfulness techniques for better quality sleep. How does the study of mindfulness intersect with the study of insomnia and other sleep difficulties? Learn about research into the beneficial effects of mindfulness practices that carry over into…
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Impacts of the Federal Budget: A Closer Look for Massachusetts Residents and Institutions.
Friday, January 26, 2018 – 1:00pm4-163Watch here! And here! 1:00pm: Key Features of the 2018 Federal Budget Congressional Discretionary Budget Priorities – Lindsay Koshgarian: National Priorities Project Increasing Inequality for Families and Students – Josh Hoxie: Institute for Policy Studies Impacts on MIT – Prof. Maria T. Zuber: Vice President for…
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This spring semester, we continue to host our undergraduate ethics seminar, Being, Thinking, Doing (Or Not!): Ethics in Your Life, in cooperation with the MIT Philosophy Department (Course 24.191 in Room 32-D461 from 7:00-8:30pm). Philosophy Professor Sally Haslanger will be co-hosting the class with Patricia-Maria Weinmann of Radius. This weekly…
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Power and Influence: Reflective Practice
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 – 5:00pmD-Lab; 265 Massachusetts AvenuePower and Influence: Reflective Practice, an interactive workshop for students engaged (or thinking about engaging) in development work, will consider how unbalanced power dynamics due to nationality, education, race, gender and income can sabotage the most well-intentioned project. Dinner will be served! This workshop is part of a campus-wide…