MFSA Commentary
MFSA Commentary
Articles, news, and opinion by MFSA members.
June 9, 2025MIT has announced significant structural changes in how it approaches DEI-related matters at the Ins...
January 31, 2025MFSA President Wayne Stargardt updates members on MFSA's activities in the second half of 2024, and ...
December 22, 2024MFSA comments on the suspension of a student publication over an essay denouncing pacifism in the co...
December 3, 2024The Executive Chair of the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium discusses his work infusing liberal principles, f...
October 16, 2024MFSA's successful second annual conference featured a keynote speech by Harvard University Professor...
September 18, 2024In FIRE and College Pulse's 2025 College Free Speech Rankings, MIT's position declines, pointing to ...
July 31, 2024MFSA President Wayne Stargardt shares an update on MFSA's accomplishments from the past year and pre...
May 22, 2024MIT banned the use of DEI statements for faculty hiring and promotion in April 2024, with MIT Presid...
May 8, 2024MFSA's statement on the unsanctioned pro-Palestinian encampment on Kresge Oval, and the need for fre...
January 19, 2024MFSA President Wayne Stargardt shares highlights from 2023 and goals for 2024
January 19, 2024Following the controversy over the last few months, MFSA makes three suggestions for how MIT can reb...
December 13, 2023National coverage of MIT President Sally Kornbluth's congressional testimony features comments from ...
November 15, 2023MFSA responds to recent disruptive protests at MIT and ensuing administrative actions.
October 27, 2023The protection of free speech is most vital when the speech is extremely unpopular, highly controver...
October 4, 2023MFSA's letter to President Kornbluth giving a high level summary of the survey of MFSA members earli...