It's worth nothing that Reif is new to being MIT President; most of this happened under the reign of Susan Hockfield.
NK On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Kate Krauss <[email protected]> wrote: > A note from the president of MIT: > > To the members of the MIT community: > > Yesterday we received the shocking and terrible news that on Friday in New > York, Aaron Swartz, a gifted young man well known and admired by many in the > MIT community, took his own life. With this tragedy, his family and his > friends suffered an inexpressible loss, and we offer our most profound > condolences. Even for those of us who did not know Aaron, the trail of his > brief life shines with his brilliant creativity and idealism. > > Although Aaron had no formal affiliation with MIT, I am writing to you now > because he was beloved by many members of our community and because MIT > played a role in the legal struggles that began for him in 2011. > > I want to express very clearly that I and all of us at MIT are extremely > saddened by the death of this promising young man who touched the lives of > so many. It pains me to think that MIT played any role in a series of events > that have ended in tragedy. > > I will not attempt to summarize here the complex events of the past two > years. Now is a time for everyone involved to reflect on their actions, and > that includes all of us at MIT. I have asked Professor Hal Abelson to lead a > thorough analysis of MIT's involvement from the time that we first perceived > unusual activity on our network in fall 2010 up to the present. I have asked > that this analysis describe the options MIT had and the decisions MIT made, > in order to understand and to learn from the actions MIT took. I will share > the report with the MIT community when I receive it. > > I hope we will all reach out to those members of our community we know who > may have been affected by Aaron's death. As always, MIT Medical is available > to provide expert counseling, but there is no substitute for personal > understanding and support. > > With sorrow and deep sympathy, > > L. Rafael Reif > > VIA > > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
