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What is the MIT Corporation?
The Corporation — the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology — holds a public trust: to see that the Institute adheres to the purposes
for which it was chartered and that its integrity and financial resources are
preserved for future generations as well as for current purposes. The Corporation
and its committees have responsibility for reviewing and providing guidance on
strategic directions, approving annual budgets, exercising long-term fiduciary
responsibility, approving the establishment of new degree programs or courses of
study, approving degrees, electing the president (as well as the other Corporation
officers), and being available (individually as well as collectively) to advise the
president on issues that he/she may wish to raise with them.
It is also understood that trustees are expected to represent the interests of MIT to outside constituencies as appropriate and help provide financial support for the Institute.
The members of the Corporation include distinguished leaders in science, engineering, industry, education and public service.
These include the Executive Committee, Investment Committee (Investment Company Management Board,) Risk and Audit Committee, Membership Committee, CJAC, and visiting committees for each academic department as well as certain other functions, such as student affairs, libraries, research, and athletics. In addition to their service on various standing committees, each Corporation member serves on at least two visiting committees.
MIT's charter is comprised of the various Acts and Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts pertaining to the Institute from its act of incorporation in 1861. The Institute is subject to Massachusetts’ statutory provisions governing corporations organized for charitable purposes, which now provide for amendments to the articles of organization by vote of the Corporation. The Corporation is governed by its bylaws, which were last amended in 2020.
For more in-depth information about the Corporation, please visit the Corporation’s web site.
What is the Corporation Screening Committee?
The Screening Committee is appointed each year by the chairperson of the
Corporation. A chairperson is appointed from this group. The Committee is
responsible for overseeing the annual nomination and election process of Recent
Graduates to the MIT Corporation, including interviewing prospective candidates and
selecting the candidates for the ballot. The current members of the Screening
Committee are:
Adedoyin A. Olateru-Olagbegi ’20, Chair
Lindsay R. Androski ’98
Fiona Chen ’21
Yu Jing Chen ’22, MCP ’23
Danielle A. Geathers ’22
Mick Mountz ’87
What are the campaigning rules?
ELECTIONEERING POLICY: All individuals and groups, including but not limited to candidates, may raise awareness that an election is happening and encourage eligible alumni to vote, but no one should ever endorse themselves or any particular candidate(s).
The purpose of this policy is to encourage communication about the election and the Corporation, driving voter turnout while shielding voters and others from excessive, unwanted, or otherwise inappropriate contacts.
Permissible activities
Prohibited activities
If candidates have any doubts about what is permitted, they should seek guidance by contacting mitcorpballot@mit.edu. Not seeking guidance may be viewed negatively in assessing any potential violations.
Candidates are required to report all violations of the electioneering policy, whether in their favor or against, to ballotviolations@mit.edu. Reports should happen as soon as a candidate becomes aware of a violation. Violations of the electioneering policy or its intent may result in a candidate’s disqualification.
What is preferential voting?
This election is conducted using a preferential voting technique called Single-Transferable voting. Single-Transferable voting is the standard system used for translating ranked ballots into multiple winners.
This form of voting works optimally when voters rank all or most of the candidates. The rankings indicate which candidate you would like your vote transferred to in the event that your favorite candidate has enough votes already or stands no chance of winning.
To determine the winners of the election, the standard preferential voting algorithm that carries out the calculation requires a random seed so that votes may be redistributed in a random, unbiased, and verifiable manner.
What am I voting for?
You’re voting for a recent graduate to represent your cohort (grads from ’23, ’24, and ’25) on the MIT Corporation, the Institute’s Board of Trustees.
Why does it matter?
The Corporation’s role is to see that the Institute adheres to the purposes for which it was chartered and that its integrity and financial resources are preserved for future generations as well as for current purposes. You’re voting to ensure that you and other recent alumni are well-represented in this conversation.
Who is running?
The Corporation Screening Committee narrowed down the nominations from last fall to six excellent candidates.
I’m still not sure.
It will take only a few minutes to read each candidates’ profile, watch their videos, and then rank your choices on the preferential ballot. This small investment of time contributes to having your voice heard at all levels of Institute governance.
General questions about this election?
Contact Regan Flynn by emailing mitcorpballot@mit.edu.