After a short search, MIT provost L. Rafael Reif named to replace President Susan Hockfield
With the foggy Boston skyline as a backdrop, Massachusetts Institute of Technology provost L. Rafael Reif held court with the press on Wednesday morning for the official announcement of his selection as the school’s new president. The Venezuelan native will take over from Susan Hockfield, the school’s first female president and the first biomedical researcher to head the school. An electrical engineer, Reif was appointed to the job of Provost in 2005 by Hockfield and will become president in July. Read more