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Tribute to Jim Rutt, 1953 - 2026
Playing bouree at Baker House during MIT’s 35th reunion, 2010. Jim Rutt sits at the far left; John Chisholm sits third from left. Photo courtesy of John Chisholm.
Editor’s Note: Jim Rutt, MIT ‘75, passed away on May 27, 2026. Jim was a co-...
The Math, the Money, and the Silence
When it comes to serious issues like climate change, we are presented with a rigid binary. You are either a smart, thoughtful, educated citizen who knows without a doubt that the climate is collapsing, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the culprit, a...
Trump’s Proposed Rules for Funding Would Destroy American Science
This opinion piece originally appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education on July 31, 2026 under the same title.
Many scientists were among the 500,000 people who submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget during the six...
Who Runs MIT
The first article in this series described the shared governance framework MIT nominally uses to allocate authority among its governing board, administration, and faculty. The second examined the MIT Corporation. This third article turns to...
What Makes a Book Great
In a time of doubt about what constitutes a “great book,” Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War surely qualifies. As we confront new uncertainty about the global balance of power, it is not only students who read Thucydides. His masterpiece lay...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
MIT Uncanceled is a publication of the MIT Free Speech Alliance (MFSA), an independent alumni organization promoting free expression, academic freedom, viewpoint diversity, and open scientific inquiry at MIT.
Anna Krylov is a professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California. She received her professional training from Moscow State University, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the University of California, Berkeley.
President, MIT Free Speech Alliance
Evan D. Morris is Prof. of Bioimaging at Yale. He develops models to analyze PET images. He led 25 Yale profs to Israel and produced, "Indivisible. The Israeli Academy after Oct 7th": https://www.indivisibleyale.com . He doesn’t use AI for drawing.
#FreeSpeech Moshang(陌上) comes from an ancient Chinese poem, which means "down to earth".
Bill Frezza is a retired engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capital investor, co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the MIT Free Speech Alliance, and a budding AI novelist.
Peter Bonilla is Executive Director of the MIT Free Speech Alliance, and was previously Vice President of Programs at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
MIT Free Speech Alliance, energy policy expert, hockey player
Linda Rabieh is political theorist and Senior Lecturer in the Concourse Program at MIT.
Steve Carhart, MIT '70, SM '72, CFA is an investment manager. He was recently elected by MIT alumni to serve on the Alumni Association Selection Committee, and also serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the MIT Free Speech Alliance.
A VII-A MIT grad, Bob Sutton also attended UNC Med and Boston Conservatory. A defense contractor, he was a 4-time world champ barbershop singer and noted performer of Gilbert and Sullivan operas in the '70s, singing the National Anthem at MLB games.
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