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MIT chooses its first woman president.(Newswatch)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology named its first female president in August. The MIT Corporation chose Yale University provost Dr. Susan Hockfield in a unanimous vote. She will take office in December.
A neuroscientist with only six years experience as an academic administrator, Hockfield may be a sign of change for MIT. The past two presidents, who served a total of 24 years, were both engineers. MIT has a global reputation for engineering, but is looking to expand that.
For the first time, this year's research funding from the National Institutes of Health equals or exceeds funding from the Department of Defense, MIT Corporation Chair Dana Mead announced. "So the shift is already taking place."
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