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![Barbis landed in the office of MIT President Sally Kornbluth, along with several time-traveling Barbies. The project was presented by incoming first-year students in the Interphase EDGE/x program managed by the Office of Minority Education and MIT Edgerton Center. “This exemplifies the creativity, the innovation, and the technical know-how of MIT students, and I’m amazed they created this in their first hour [as undergraduates],” Kornbluth said.](/sites/default/files/styles/cover_image/public/images/news/barbis-ellen-patton-a1_0.jpg?itok=X-BXKn3F)
For Interphase EDGE/x participants, a life-sized Barbie-themed TARDIS prompts reflections on social norms.
“You belong here,” President Kornbluth assured students in her first MIT Convocation ceremony.
At the 2023 Commencement undergraduate ceremony, new graduates celebrate, reflect on remarks from Chancellor Melissa Nobles, and receive long-awaited diplomas.
The engineer and YouTuber advises the Class of 2023 to embrace optimism and collaboration.
“Curiosity is endlessly electrifying,” Kornbluth told graduates.
The founder of Zetta Venture Partners and longtime Corporation member succeeds Diane Greene SM ’78.