It is with some sadness that I have decided to resign from my academic position at MIT. These last 5 years have been very rewarding and I hope that I have made a meaningful difference in the education of my students. My class Introduction to Algorithms is taken by over 60% of all undergrads at MIT! The past few months, since October 7th, have been deeply disappointing to me. During a time when the Jewish and Israeli students, staff and faculty were particularly vulnerable, instead of offering the support they needed, the broader MIT community exhibited open hostility towards them. Like many other college campuses nationwide, the institute clearly failed this test. Some areas of study at MIT seem to prioritize promoting a specific worldview over teaching critical thinking skills. This seems to have been institutionalized in many of MIT’s departments and programs. MIT has some work to do if it wants to continue in its mission “to educate students in areas of scholarship to best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century”. Happy to discuss 1-1. DM me.
Mi estimado Mauricio, empatizo contigo. Una vez tomé una decisión similar y no es para nada fácil, pero primero esta la integridad y los principios. Un abrazo.
If good people do not voice their concern, bad people and bad situations are encouraged.
Such a brave action and a brave post. Kudos and if you are ever in Israel - get in touch - beer/wine/wishkey is on me.
A true loss to MIT…
Te admiro muchísimo kol ha kavod ! Eres muy valiente y ejemplo de grandes principios .. Te mandamos un fuerte abrazo
I admire your moral backbone and wish that so many others on campuses worldwide would have even a shred of it. It’s a very brave and admirable thing to follow your principles, and I am personally moved by your actions. I wish you all the best in the future, as you appear to be one of those people who truly deserve it!
So sorry that you had to endure all this horrific antisemitism. It should be the other professors, who should be resigning and have been complicit in promoting a hostile atmosphere to Jewish Professors and Students. As Einstein said two things are infinite human stupidity and the universe. He wasn’t completely sure about the universe though. It is impressive that you are standing up to adversity and are keeping your integrity. Thanks for this bravery and moral clarity!
A Man of Valor you are and principled as well. MIT is clearly lacking intelligence to let a superb professor walk out their doors, Shame on Them!!! May you have great success moving forward, good health and every happiness you can carry.
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1yMauricio, We need more people like you to take this type of courageous stand against these blatant injustices, not only at MIT, but also at many other academic and public institutions in this country where this type of behavior exists.