Dear AeroAstro Community,

I wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who attended the Town Hall meeting on Jan. 14. I appreciated the opportunity to hear your concerns and, to the best of my ability, address any questions that you may have around the investigation into MIT’s ties with Jeffrey Epstein. As I have mentioned before, the nature of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein is deeply disturbing to us all and the errors of judgement exhibited by some in MIT leadership are a matter of great concern.

While the Institute works to, among other things, strengthen whistleblowing processes according to a letter from President Reif , a third-party anonymous reporting hotline for whistleblower or other complaints about wrongdoing and violations of Institute policy can be found here . We mentioned several Institute-level resources in the Town Hall — including on- and off-campus resources for survivors and individuals impacted by trauma , MIT student support resources , MyLife services for faculty and staff , MIT Ombuds Office , and MIT Title IX. I also want to emphasize that my door is always open to hear your feedback and concerns, and I encourage you to reach out to members of our HR team, Brían O’Conaill and Hannah Ovaska, if you are more comfortable speaking directly with them.

In the coming weeks, you will receive a link to take the MIT Quality of Life survey, which asks about the work you do and the resources available to you, the climate of your department, lab, or center, and the ways in which life outside MIT integrates with your work responsibilities. Your individual responses are kept confidential and will inform policies and practices both Institute‐wide and at the departmental level. Together, we can apply the lessons learned from the Epstein incident and the data gathered from your collective voices via the survey to strengthen our own community.