Office Hours and Listening Tours
To the members of the MIT community:
Last May, I promised that I would make a point of listening to you. I began this intensive listening process this summer, and now I want to highlight two ways that I will continue to hear directly from the MIT community this year.
Office hours
Starting in October, I will set aside two hours each month for 15-minute meetings with any member of the MIT community. If you're interested, please submit your name, email address, phone number and topic through a sign-up form on my website.
Listening tour
Throughout the coming year, I plan to find many opportunities to hear views and voices from across MIT. For example, I have already scheduled a dozen open sessions to meet with groups of faculty in all five Schools. I am in the process of identifying other opportunities to meet, formally and informally, with students and staff, and I plan to share updates as these plans evolve.
Additional information regarding these listening activities can be found at president.mit.edu/default/listening-tour.
One of the most inspiring and helpful things about being part of MIT is how much you can learn from anyone you talk to here. I look forward to hearing your ideas and to looking at MIT and the world from your point of view.
Sincerely,
L. Rafael Reif