Search will start soon for new live-in faculty to help lead undergraduate community.

Saman Amarasinghe and Joel Voldman are named associate department heads; Nancy Lynch is associate department head for strategic directions, a new post.

She succeeds Anantha Chandrakasan, who was named dean of engineering, as leader of MIT’s largest academic department.

Guided by a passion for teaching, MIT’s 14th president helped steer the Institute through decades of social change.

Mechanical engineering alumna and internationally recognized professor is the new associate head of the department.

Engineer brings active interest in innovation to new role.

Mechanical engineering professor will help guide educational initiatives and strategy.

New position expands leadership roles for faculty in the Office of the Vice President for Open Learning.

Group will explore opportunities to disseminate MIT knowledge as widely as possible.