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 Leading transformationPresident Barabino Elsevier – An impact-centered approach to higher education: engineering as a model Jul 13, 2022 President Gilda A Barabino writes about how Olin is transforming engineering education through projects that encourage students to focus on the social impact of their work. Read More Leading transformationPresident Barabino Boston Globe – Future of higher education depends on more diverse field of college leaders Jul 12, 2022 If boards want to hire transformational leaders who can get that job done, they must look for talent everywhere. That means reversing the historic bias against women and non-white leaders that has resulted in a preponderance of white male college presidents in New England and elsewhere. Read More Driving equityPresident Barabino The Boston Globe – With a large number of college presidents stepping down, vacancies may open door for more diverse leaders Jul 06, 2022 Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering and a Black female engineer, credited the college for recognizing her national leadership in professional societies, and for taking an atypical path through leadership positions in academia. 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