Provost

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Cynthia Barnhart

Office Phone 617-253-3815
Room 3-208

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Commencement participation from employees

March 8, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

MIT to ease masking, testing, attestation requirements

March 7, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Cynthia Barnhart, Provost | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, 2021–2024 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

New MIT Staff Award for Distinction in Service

February 25, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |

Important COVID-19 policy changes set for February

February 9, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, 2021–2024 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Important update on graduate student unionization

February 1, 2022
Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Casting an informed vote on graduate student unionization

February 1, 2022
Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Announcing the new dean of SHASS

January 25, 2022
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

MIT's plans for the spring semester

January 18, 2022
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, 2021–2024 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

MIT 2022 Commencement

December 22, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Response to Omicron & Plans for January

December 21, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Suzy M. Nelson, Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, 2021–2024 | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 |

Requiring COVID-19 Booster

December 13, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Cecilia Stuopis, MD, Medical Director, MIT Medical, 2016–2023 | Glen Shor, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

MLK Visiting Professor/Scholar Program: Nominations for AY2023

November 19, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

Close of the edX/2U transaction

November 16, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 |

New federal requirements on Covid vaccination

October 25, 2021
Ramona Allen, Vice President for Human Resources | Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research, 2013–2024 |

Online faculty forum on free expression at MIT

October 23, 2021
Martin A. Schmidt, Provost, 2014–2022 | Melissa Nobles, Chancellor | Lily L. Tsai, Chair of the Faculty, 2021–2023 |