News + Events Recent News and other Stories Article Community-centered culture Living the experiment Story Student Olin’s Best-Kept Secret: The Design Challenge This fun, chaotic part of Candidates’ Weekend is a beloved tradition and an important part of the admissions process. Read More Article Community-centered culture Living the experiment STORY: Ideate, Model, Test: Olin’s MechProto Students Complete the College’s First Build Challenge Last Friday, students in Georgia Van de Zande’s Mechanical Prototyping (MechProto) course experienced Olin College’s first Build Challenge. Within one week of receiving the design brief, students ideated, modeled and tested their designs, all while exemplifying Olin’s core values of hands-on learning, collaboration and community. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story NEWS: Esther Aduamah ’27 and John Chandler ’28 Receive 2026 Inspire STEM Scholarships Two Olin College of Engineering students were honored at the 8th Inspire STEM Gala in Boston, hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Boston Professionals in early March. Esther Aduamah ’27 and John Chandler ’28 were two of 30 award recipients selected from 130 applications. Read More Article Community-centered culture Press Release Leadership Reshma Saujani, a TIME Woman of the Year, will deliver Olin’s 2026 Commencement Address Reshma Saujani, a leading activist, the founder of Girls Who Code, the founder and CEO of Moms First, and the host of My So-Called Midlife with Lemonada Media, will be the featured speaker at Olin College’s 2026 Commencement. Read More Article Community-centered culture Engineering for impact Story Parent STORY: Abe Murray P’29: Activation Energy at Work Abe Murray P’29 first encountered Olin College alumni and faculty years before he became the parent of an Olin student. During his 15-year career at Google, Murray noticed that some of the most impressive engineers he worked with were from Olin. Read More Article Living the experiment Story STORY: "How It's Made IRL" Co-Curricular Spring Break ’26 Tours Over spring break 2026, Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, Jordan Spring ’20, Fabrication Specialist and Instructor, and the "How It's Made IRL" co-curricular students teamed up with Lauren Palmer ’09, Associate Director of Partnership Development, and SCOPE to offer a more immersive experience over spring break. Read More Article Community-centered culture Leading transformation Press Release Leadership NEWS: President Lee Shares Her Career Journey During GIRL Congress Panel Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee spoke on a morning panel at GIRL Congress, an all-day leadership conference for high school girls held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus on March 14, 2026. Read More Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Student NEWS: From Healthcare to AI: Four Olin Teams Win Prizes at MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon Four teams featuring Olin College of Engineering students won prizes for their hardware projects - spanning topics from healthcare to AI - at February’s MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon. Read More Article Community-centered culture Living the experiment Story Student Olin’s Best-Kept Secret: The Design Challenge This fun, chaotic part of Candidates’ Weekend is a beloved tradition and an important part of the admissions process. Read More Article Community-centered culture Engineering for impact Story Parent STORY: Abe Murray P’29: Activation Energy at Work Abe Murray P’29 first encountered Olin College alumni and faculty years before he became the parent of an Olin student. During his 15-year career at Google, Murray noticed that some of the most impressive engineers he worked with were from Olin. Read More Article Community-centered culture Living the experiment STORY: Ideate, Model, Test: Olin’s MechProto Students Complete the College’s First Build Challenge Last Friday, students in Georgia Van de Zande’s Mechanical Prototyping (MechProto) course experienced Olin College’s first Build Challenge. Within one week of receiving the design brief, students ideated, modeled and tested their designs, all while exemplifying Olin’s core values of hands-on learning, collaboration and community. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story NEWS: Esther Aduamah ’27 and John Chandler ’28 Receive 2026 Inspire STEM Scholarships Two Olin College of Engineering students were honored at the 8th Inspire STEM Gala in Boston, hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Boston Professionals in early March. Esther Aduamah ’27 and John Chandler ’28 were two of 30 award recipients selected from 130 applications. Read More Article Living the experiment Story STORY: "How It's Made IRL" Co-Curricular Spring Break ’26 Tours Over spring break 2026, Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, Jordan Spring ’20, Fabrication Specialist and Instructor, and the "How It's Made IRL" co-curricular students teamed up with Lauren Palmer ’09, Associate Director of Partnership Development, and SCOPE to offer a more immersive experience over spring break. Read More Article Community-centered culture Press Release Leadership Reshma Saujani, a TIME Woman of the Year, will deliver Olin’s 2026 Commencement Address Reshma Saujani, a leading activist, the founder of Girls Who Code, the founder and CEO of Moms First, and the host of My So-Called Midlife with Lemonada Media, will be the featured speaker at Olin College’s 2026 Commencement. Read More Article Community-centered culture Leading transformation Press Release Leadership NEWS: President Lee Shares Her Career Journey During GIRL Congress Panel Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee spoke on a morning panel at GIRL Congress, an all-day leadership conference for high school girls held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus on March 14, 2026. Read More Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Student NEWS: From Healthcare to AI: Four Olin Teams Win Prizes at MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon Four teams featuring Olin College of Engineering students won prizes for their hardware projects - spanning topics from healthcare to AI - at February’s MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon. Read More Media Inquiries: contact Alyson Goodrow | 617-794-0028 In the Media Driving equity wbur – After affirmative action ban, one small Massachusetts college plots a course to maintain racial diversity Jul 17, 2023 Many in the Olin community are dismayed by the decision to roll back affirmative action. “Personally, I felt really sad about it, frankly,” said Susan Hartley Brisson, the school's director of admissions. “It seems like it’s a giant step backwards for us, in many ways.” Read More Driving equityLeadership Mass.gov – Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Joint Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Race-Based Admissions Jun 29, 2023 We will continue to break down barriers to higher education so that all students see themselves represented in both our public and private campus communities. Massachusetts, the home of the first public school and first university, will lead the way in championing access, equity, and inclusion in education. Read More Engineering for impactAlumni The Washington Post – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen warns of algorithmic dangers Jun 08, 2023 She writes that Olin “believed integrating the humanities into its engineering curriculum was essential because it wanted its alumni to understand not just whether a solution could be built, but whether it should be built.” Read More Pagination First page First Previous page … Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Current page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 … Next page Last page Last Events Submit an event Check out our Blogs Blog Entry Olin AdmissionDecisions, decisions, decisions April 26, 2021 - 4:08PM EDT "> Read More Blog Entry Engineering for impactCareer & Graduate StoriesAlumni SpeakA Conversation with Tiana '08: Transitioning to a Career in Sustainability April 23, 2021 - 4:27PM EDT "> Read More Blog Entry The OlinsiderStudentFind Your Olin: The Road Ahead April 22, 2021 - 11:24AM EDT ">Shree Madan My name is Shree Madan (she/her) and I’m a member of the class of 2024! 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