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...President Charles M. Vest announced last week that he will step down after 13 years at the helm, bringing to a close an administration that was widely praised for its achievements in bringing diversity to the faculty and defending academic freedom...
...Vest, who is the university’s 15th president, announced his decision at the quarterly meeting of the board of trustees, saying he will remain until the end of the academic year or until his successor is appointed...
...Vest said in a press release that he was leaving because “the time is fast approaching when MIT should benefit from the renewal that comes with selecting a new president and developing the next stage of its vision and programs...
After Hopkins and other female faculty published a report charting gender inequities in MIT’s faculty newsletter, she said Vest endorsed the report and helped lead the push to disseminate its conclusions to other universities...
...report “changed the whole discussion of the topic,” said Hopkins. “It was a courageous thing [for Vest...