Over 25 years at MIT’s Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (OGE), Blanche Staton has advised graduate students, faculty, and administrators; served on numerous Institute committees; provided support to countless graduate students; and created and sponsored programs designed to enhance graduate student life and prepare future alumni for leadership in their careers. Now, the senior associate dean and director of OGE is planning a new act: retiring at the end of the academic year, rounding out a quarter century of invaluable service to the Institute. “Blanche’s 25 years of…
