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Earlier this month, President L. Rafael Reif announced that Cynthia Barnhart SM ’86, PhD ’88, MIT’s chancellor since 2014, will step down this summer. Following a sabbatical leave, she’ll return to teaching and research. At MIT, the chancellor has responsibility for “all things students”: graduate and undergraduate education, student life, student services, and other areas that affect the student experience.
In sharing the news of Chancellor Barnhart’s decision, President Reif wrote that he has launched a search to fill the role. MIT News checked in with him about the search and what he’s looking for in MIT’s next chancellor.