Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of Minority Education records

Records received in 1986, boxes 1-8, contain lists of participating students, evaluations of students and programs, schedules of events and activities, and relevant teaching materials concerning programs administered through OME, including Project Interphase, Freshman Buddy System, Black Student Union Tutorial Program, Strategies and Secrets for Academic Success, and the Faculty Student Exchange. Records received in 1988, boxes 9-12 and 19 cassettes, 1974-1987, contain correspondence and reports of efforts to recruit and retain minority students through Freshman Watch Program, Project Interphase, and counseling services. Also includes correspondence and reports of courses for minorities in the Institute's Independent Activities Period; and correspondence, transcripts, and recordings of the Workshop on Retention of Minority Undergraduate Students in Engineering. Records received in 1989, boxes 13-18, 1970-1983, contain correspondence, reports, and course materials related to OME's programs including Project Interphase, 1976-1981; Freshman Watch Program, 1975-1980; Freshman Buddy System; Strategies and Secrets for Academic Success; Faculty Student Exchange Program, 1970-1977; and Uninitiates Introduction to Engineering (UNITE); also includes student questionnaires, post graduation follow ups, and reports and proposals to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the MIT administration. Also contains video tapes on job interview skills, MIT orientation, and aspects of various minority cultures. Records received in 1991, boxes 19-21, 1978-1990, contain syllabi, quizzes, and exams concerning the components of Project Interphase, including mathematics, chemistry, physics, and humanities; also contain program descriptions, schedules of classes and activities, course evaluations, and budget information. The collection also includes OME's Five Year Plan and updates for 1986 to 1990; a report on minority recruiting; and a report from the Minority Student Issues Group. Records received in 1993, box 22, 1975-1991, include reports, descriptions, and evaluations of several OME programs, including the Tutorial Program, 1975 -1990; Project Interphase, 1978- 1991; Project XL, 1989-1991; and the Freshman Buddy System, 1983-1991. Also included are academic and ethnic profiles, grades, and student assessments. Records received in January 1996, boxes 23-29, 1985-1993, include reports and correspondence that document OME educational programs such as the Second Semester Program; OME's affiliation with MIT organizations including Black Alumni at MIT (BAMIT); and OME's liaisons with corporations that support OME's educational programs and the recruitment of minority students into MIT and into the workplace. Records received in May 1996, boxes 30-35, 1969-1993, include reports and correspondence that document OME educational programs such as the Black Student Union Tutoring Program and MIT Help, plus the Faculty Student Exchange Program and Freshman Watch. The collection also includes archived versions of the OME website dating from 2018 through the present.