Social robotics pioneer Cynthia Breazeal named MIT dean for digital learning

MIT appointed Cynthia Breazeal as dean for digital learning from 1 February 2022, overseeing programmes such as MIT xPRO, Horizon and the RAISE initiative on AI education. She had been senior associate dean for open learning since autumn 2021. Breazeal remained head of the Personal Robots group at the MIT Media Lab and director of RAISE. The appointment reflected the growing link between social robotics research and wider efforts to teach people about AI.

Source: MIT Media Lab