Denzil Streete, PhD

Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.

An important contribution to the conversation. Take a read:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

January wrap: 12 books 📚powered by long weekends, cross-country flights, and public transit. Themes: belonging & inclusion, higher ed, memoir, habits, nature, Sabbath, and a little decluttering. Monthly wrap coming. What should I read in Feb? #Reading #bookstagram #booksky

If you’ve read something recently that you couldn’t stop thinking about, drop it in the comments, I’m building my 2026 list now. 👇🏾📖

#Reading #Bookstagram #Learning #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #2026Goals #booksky 📚 ❤️

And yes—there was also a very enjoyable John Grisham “Camino” run. (I think I’ve read nearly every Grisham published)😄

For 2026, I’m raising the bar: 60 books.

money and decision-making (Just Keep Buying, No Rukes Rule), plus memoirs and fiction that stayed with me (Baldwin, Cudi: The Memoir, A Different Kind of Power, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Isaac’s Song).

The 2025 stack took me across a few lanes: leadership and habits (Discipline Is Destiny, Make Your Bed), tech and society (Algorithms of Oppression, Co-Intelligence), democracy and civic life (On Tyranny, Abundance),

Wrapped up 2025 with 54 books read—after setting a goal of 50. ✅📚 (108%… I’ll take it!)

My annual reading list is a good barometer of how much I found time to disconnect at the end of the workday and the amount of time spent in airports and on planes.

Good morning

Morning walk in New England

Paid summer research opportunity for undergraduates at MIT. Applicants must be undergraduates at a USA institution. Deadline: Jan 20. Info sessions: 11/6 and 12/10 - mit.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking America graduates more Ph.D.s than any other country. They go on to invent things, cure diseases and win Nobel Prizes. But admission slots are disappearing.

www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...

Moment of awe leaving work today.

#SaltLake

MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for far-reaching changes.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

DC always a delight to depart at night.

First time leaving a workshop with free books, sourced by attendees’ making individual recommendations and the organizers buying copies so there’s collective development. #booksky

When we gather as professionals, our expertise becomes more than individual; it becomes collective power for progress.

More people should be talking about this.

#41 of 2025. “Let’s not throw up our hands, let’s roll up our sleeves”. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky

Book #40 of 2025: The Catalyst by Thomas Cech.

It’s basically a biography of RNA. The science is mostly over my head, but I’m wading through. More importantly, I’m starting to see why mRNA vaccines arose and why they’re vital tools for both today’s ailments and those we can’t yet imagine. #booksky

California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery - Los Angeles Times

This week’s new read. #35 for 2025. Judging from chapter 1, I’ll probably finish it this week although it’s a tome: 720 pages #booksky

Commute view #morningwalk

Picture of a beach at sunrise, taken through a window with mesh netting.

Take me back. Sunrise in Antigua 🇦🇬

Another year of MIT graduate student orientation is in the books! 🎉

Here’s to a year of learning, discovery, and building a graduate experience rooted in joy, care and excellence!

The Caribbean anytime. Beautiful 🇦🇬