One of the cornerstones of the Office of the Vice Chancellor’s (OVC) mission is improving the graduate student experience at MIT. Since it was established in 2017, OVC has continued to move forward with programs and initiatives focused on alleviating financial insecurity, supporting graduate families, enhancing advising, augmenting professional development, and other key issues — even amid the disruption of the past year. Here, Ian A. Waitz, vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education, and Blanche Staton, senior associate dean for graduate education in the Office of Graduate Education, describe…
