Leading transformation

Evolution is a constant in Olin’s approach. We collaborate with innovators, educators, and partners who share our goal of making engineering education deeply relevant, accessible, and inclusive.

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NEWS: Olin College Named a 2025 Best Value College by Princeton Review

Olin has been named a Princeton Review 2025 Best Value College and recognized as #3 in Best Student Support and Counseling Services.

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STORY: Dongim Lee ’27 & PInT Receive Honorable Mention for AAAS Presentation

As a result of her presentation, “Linguistic Bias in Automatic Speech Recognition for People Who Stutter,” Lee and PInT received the Undergraduate Honorable Mention in the Social Sciences category from AAAS, and were recognized in the April edition of Science.

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NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President

The Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.) Board of Trustees have announced the unanimous appointment of R. May Lee as the third President of the College.

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STORY: A New Depth to Hands-On Learning: Oliners & WHOI Embark on 4-Week Deep-Sea Research Expedition

In January, Victoria Preston ’16 and Solomiia Kachur ’25 boarded the R/V Atlantis and departed from San Diego, California, where they traveled south roughly 1,800 miles to a segment of the East Pacific Rise.

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STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

Oliners in the lab of Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

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NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

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Doing Something: Not Just Another Advisory Committee

The College welcomes industry and community partners for Olin Circle of Advocates kickoff.

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Spring 2025 Olin College Expo

Please join us for the Spring 2025 Olin College Expo on Thursday, May 8th.

The Olin Expo is an end-of-semester celebration of student work. Students may share a favorite project from a class or a passionate pursuit, a research experience, or another endeavor.

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NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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STORY: Olin Partners with Town of Wellesley DPW and Green Mountain Technologies to Pilot New Sustainability-Focused Course

Sustainability Initiatives Research Collaboration (SIRC) connects Olin students and faculty to sponsoring partners who need thoughtful, innovative solutions for sustainability related projects.

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NEWS: Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value.

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STORY: Students Leverage Real Operations Data to Make Sustainability Impact at Olin

A new course at Olin College has students using real data from the campus’s building automation and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to lower energy usage and increase efficiency today and into the future.

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STORY: Olin College’s Undergraduate Research and Hands-on Learning on Display at 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting

A delegation of Olin students and two faculty presented their research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, held in Boston from February 13-15, 2025.

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Summer Studio 2025: Accelerating Educational Transformation through Curriculum and Culture

The Olin College Summer Studio helps programs and institutions accelerate their high-priority institutional initiatives related to teaching and learning. Leveraging the resources of Olin’s unique campus environment, the Summer Studio also serves as an intensive project-based professional development experience for the teams of educators that attend to drive these projects forward.

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NEWS: Olin featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition

Olin is featured in the Princeton Review’s 2025 Guide to Green Colleges.