A Welcome to MIT's New President
Susan Hockfield is invested as the Institute's first woman president

Delegates from universities around the world donned their academic regalia and joined members of the MIT and Cambridge communities on campus in early May for the inauguration of Susan Hockfield as MIT's 16th president. The ceremony was the high point of a week of festivities based on the theme "Uncommon | In Common," which showcased MIT's creativity and the exceptional aspects of MIT's culture. In addition to Hockfield's address, the ceremony included music composed for the occasion by MIT faculty members.

The week was marked by special exhibitions, receptions, and symposia that focused on art and technology and new directions in interdisciplinary research.

A webcast of the inauguration and the text of Hockfield's speech are available at web/mit.edu/inauguration.

A full report on the inauguration will appear in the July issue of MIT News.