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MIT Daily	May 31, 2023

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Conducting Commencement

An MIT Commencement volunteer walks behind dozens of rows of empty seats set up before MIT's graduation ceremonies in Killian Court

MIT’s 2023 Commencement ceremonies kick off today, with more than 200 volunteers assisting on the ground during the three-day celebration. “I’ve always enjoyed the feeling on the day of Commencement,” says longtime volunteer Kelley Brown. “It’s so joyful.”

Full story via MIT News →

Top Headlines

Fueled by problem-solving “I think there are many instances during my time at MIT in which I worked all night for a project, just to get up and hop back on because of the excitement of obtaining a result or solution,” says senior Thomas Bergamaschi. Full story via MIT News →

Even lawyers don’t like legalese A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts. Full story via MIT News →

A space telescope’s last view Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark. Full story via MIT News →

#ThisisMIT

LinkedIn photo collage: Group photo of about 100 students posing wearing maroon graduation stoles; piles of stoles adorned with golden MIT letters draped on a table; Anatha Chandrakasan gives a presentation in a classroom. Text: Earlier this month, Dean Anantha Chandrakasan served as the keynote speaker at the inaugural MIT South Asian Graduation Celebration. He shared about his journey from growing up in Chennai to becoming Dean of Engineering at MIT, and reflected on some of the remarkable accomplishments of MIT’s South Asian alumni and faculty. Graduating students received South Asian stoles to wear at Commencement. Photos: Yoshi Saito

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In the Media

MIT hackathon tackles racial wealth gap // The Bay State Banner

MIT students and community leaders recently gathered for “Hacking the Archive,” a hackathon aimed at addressing the wealth gap between Black and white residents of Boston, with a particular focus on housing as a generator of wealth. “As far as I’m concerned, there’s no bigger challenge than the racial wealth gap,” explains Assistant Professor Karilyn Crockett.

Full story via The Bay State Banner→

Look Back

Black and white illustration showing the silhouette of a woman in a long dress and hair in a bun opening a door with her footsteps visible. Text reads “In Her Footsteps”

Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT’s first female graduate when she earned her BS in chemistry on May 31, 1873 — 150 years ago today. She went on to build the foundations for sanitary chemistry, food science, family and consumer science, and ecology as an instructor at the Institute. To mark Richards’ graduation and legacy, the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) has created a self-guided tour of locations in Boston where Richards studied and worked around MIT’s original campus.

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