Though two years departed from the MIT President’s office, Charles Vest has lost none of his zeal for issues of education and training. Says Vest, "I envy the next generation... Watch Video

Globalization and Higher Education: Competition and Cooperation While globalization poses critical challenges for the U.S. economy, Charles Vest believes that knowledge-sharing may... Watch Video

It’s a good thing for a world increasingly beset by mammoth challenges that universities are responding with new engineering systems programs. These initiatives, as Daniel Roos... Watch Video

On February 18, 2003, MIT filed a brief with the US Supreme Court to support the University of Michigan's case defending its current admissions policies. MIT President Charles Vest... Watch Video

This panel provides a sense of the critical role engineering systems have played historically, and continue to play, as advanced technologies take root around the world. Charles Vest... Watch Video

At the conclusion of 14 years at the helm of the Institute, Chuck Vest discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in guiding a major research university through tumultuous... Watch Video

MIT OpenCourseWare continues to attract a global audience of educators, students and self learners. Nearly half of all educators visiting the site have incorporated OCW content into... Watch Video

The opening of The Ray and Maria Stata Center, MIT’s latest innovative building, inspires this panel’s historical review of collegiate architecture projects. James Ackerman... Watch Video