The honor recognizes professors for their outstanding mentorship of graduate students.
In the halls of MIT, a distinctive thread of compassion weaves through the fabric of education. As students adjust to a postpandemic normal, many professors have played a pivotal role by helping them navigate the realities of hybrid learning and a rapidly changing postgraduation landscape.
The Committed to Caring (C2C) program at MIT is a student-driven initiative that celebrates faculty members who have served as exceptional mentors to graduate students. Twenty-three MIT professors have been selected as recipients of the C2C award for 2023-25, marking the most extensive cohort of honorees to date. These individuals join the ranks of 75 previous C2C honorees.
The actions of these MIT faculty members over the past two years underscore their profound commitment to the well-being, growth, and success of their students. These educators go above and beyond their roles, demonstrating an unwavering dedication to mentorship, inclusion, and a holistic approach to student development. They aim to create a nurturing environment where students not only thrive academically, but also flourish personally.
The following faculty members are the 2023-25 Committed to Caring honorees:
Maria Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hamsa Balakrishnan, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Cynthia Breazeal, Media Lab
Roberto Fernandez, MIT Sloan School of Management
Nuh Gedik, Department of Physics
Mariya Grinberg, Department of Political Science
Ming Guo, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Myriam Heiman, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Rohit Karnik, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Erik Lin-Greenberg, Department of Political Science
Michael McDonald, Department of Physics
Emery Neal Brown, Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology
Wanda Orlikowski, MIT Sloan School of Management
Kenneth Oye, Department of Political Science
Kristala Prather, Department of Chemical Engineering
Zachary Seth Hartwig, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Tracy Slatyer, Department of Physics
Iain Stewart, Department of Physics
Andrew Vanderburg, Department of Physics
Rodrigo Verdi, MIT Sloan School of Management
Xiao Wang, Department of Chemistry
Ariel White, Department of Political Science
Nathan Wilmers, MIT Sloan School of Management