Professor F. Daniel Hidalgo among eighteen MIT faculty honored as "Committed to Caring" for 2025-2027

The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students

Leila Hudson MIT Office of Graduate Education

F. Daniel Hidalgo

Nomination letters illustrate how the efforts of these MIT faculty reflect a deep and enduring commitment to their students’ growth, well-being, and sense of purpose. Their advisees praise these educators for their consistent impact beyond lectures and labs, and for fostering inclusion, support, and genuine connection. Their care and guidance cultivates spaces where students are encouraged not only to excel academically, but also to develop confidence, balance, and a clearer vision of their goals.

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