Year: 2022

Welcome to your centralized place to find all of the info you need, customized to your situation and interests – the MITFamilies Slack Space! Organized by topic channels that you choose, you get the information you need and a community of peers to help answer your questions. MITFamilies is a central place for MIT graduate…

During the pandemic, MIT locked the doors to most buildings. The only people who could enter those buildings were people who had to go to their offices or labs. Now MIT opening up again. Some areas of the campus are open to anyone; other buildings are still locked. This process is ongoing. MIT is figuring…

Back in 2005, I had the great fortune to visit the Bechtel International Center at Stanford University and to meet their Adviser to International Families, Gwyn Dukes. One of the things that impressed me most was the Spouse Education Fund offered by the Community Committee for International Students (which supports programs at the Bechtel Center).The…

Back in 2008, the members of MIT Spouses & Partners Connect read and discussed Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake together. This year, MSPC wants to invite you to read this book again or for the first time.Our plan is to read one chapter per week, starting on January 31st. Jennifer Recklet Tassi, the program manager, will be sharing her thoughts about the…

Updated on 3/17/2022 While it is challenging to plan our 50th anniversary celebration in the middle of a pandemic, we are dedicated to and excited about offering some in-person, on-campus experiences for our members, alums, and campus partners. As you make your plans to travel to MIT, we want to share the current conditions on…