[Mitworld] New: Vest on Engineering Education, Thorburn panel on Newspapers

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MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 15 | December 22, 2006
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[EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR 2020 AND BEYOND]

Vest describes the challenges and opportunities for the engineering
student of the 21st century with insight into the responsibilities
engineering schools must have to create inspiring and multidimensional
educational environments.

SPEAKER:
Charles M. Vest
President Emeritus, MIT
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/409/>


EVENT HOST: Engineering Systems Division
<http://esd.mit.edu/>

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[WHY NEWSPAPERS MATTER]

In the final part of the series, Will Newspapers Survive? Thorburn
moderates a lively panel about an industry in transition, refocusing
attention on the unique role newspapers play in society.

MODERATOR:
David Thorburn
MIT Professor of Literature
MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Director, MIT Communications Forum

PANELISTS:
Jerome Armstrong
Founder, Netroots.com

Pablo J. Boczkowski
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies,
Northwestern University

Dante Chinni
Senior Research Associate, Project for Excellence in Journalism


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/408/>


EVENT HOST: MIT Communications Forum
<http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/>

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MIT Sloan School of Management
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Anne Mulcahy
Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation

Leadership Lessons Learned on the Firing Line
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