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Alison Badgett named director of the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education Ian A. Waitz announced recently that Alison Badgett has been appointed the new associate dean and director of the Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center. She succeeds Jill Bassett, who left that role to become chief of staff to Chancellor Melissa Nobles. “Alison is a thought leader on how to integrate community-engaged learning with systematic change, making her ideally suited to actualize MIT’s mission of educating transformative leaders,” Waitz says. “I have no doubt she will make the PKG Center a model for all of higher ed, given her wealth of experience, finely honed skills, and commitment to social change.” “I’m excited to help the PKG Center, and broader MIT community, develop a collective vision for public service education that builds on the PKG Center’s strength in social innovation programming, and leverages the Institute’s unique culture of innovation,” Badgett says. “MIT’s institutional commitment to tackling

With decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, she will lead the center as MIT boosts social impact experiential learning opportunities. Office of the Vice Chancellor Publication Date : April 30, 2024 Press Inquiries Press Contact : Elizabeth Durant Email: edurant@mit.edu Phone: 617-324-4300 Close Caption : “I’m excited to help the PKG Center, and broader MIT community, develop a collective vision for public service education that builds on the PKG Center’s strength in social innovation programming, and leverages the Institute’s unique culture of innovation,” Alison Badgett says. Credits

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