> RMS disaffiliated from MIT in the '80s ... > sponsored by some very senior faculty members, .... It's pretty straightforward for faculty to sponsor anyone t

> RMS disaffiliated from MIT in the '80s ... > sponsored by some very senior faculty members, .... It's pretty straightforward for faculty to sponsor anyone they like as an "affiliate" (though of course office space is much harder). I think that if someone is sponsored by senior MIT faculty to the point of having an office on campus that's a pretty good claim to being MIT-affiliated.