Magic Institute of Technology

The Magic Institute of Technology, also known as MIT, is a wizarding school located in downtown Houston, Texas. Founded in 1969, it is the youngest wizarding school in the United States and is home to, according to the American Wizarding annual school rankings, the "most prestigious and rigorous Deficient Studies program ever seen."

School highlights include close proximity to the American Deficient government's Johnson Space Center, spacious and comfortable student accomodations and research facilities housed in a 300m (90.75 stories) skyscraper, access to world-renowned faculty, and courses that will prepare students for a wide range of career opportunities in both the public and private sectors.

The MIT motto is "Scientia est veneficus (Knowledge is magic)." Famous alumni include H. Patrick Moore, creator of the world's first magical artificial intelligence, and Senator Joan Wissen. MIT is a member of the Southern Magical Conference.

Location & Environs
MIT has been housed in the Nicolaus Copernicus building at 112 ½ Main Street, Houston, Texas since its dedication on July 19, 1969. The Copernicus building is visible and accessible to Deficients, although the building is charmed so as to be impossible to photograph with non-magical cameras. The front atrium is staffed and operated to appear to the casual Deficient observer as a business lobby and Deficients are welcome to enter, although the upper floors are protected from Deficient entrance by magical wards. One of the primary goals of the institution is to force students to interact with Deficients on a daily basis.

Virgil
(see also Virgil (AI))

Virgil, created by MIT alumnus H. Patrick Moore, is the artificial intelligence that is chiefly responsible for the day-to-day operations of MIT. He also acts as a personal guide for students, as upon arrival each student is equipped with a tablet which allows them constant access to Virgil and the MIT database. His near-infinite memory capacity also makes him an ideal research assistant, and he is one of the hallmarks of the school.

Academics
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Research
The Magical Academy of Genetics and Etiology at MIT (MAGE), formerly the Magical Academy of Genealogy and Inheritance, is the premier institution for the study of wizard genetics, and the annual MAGE Conference draws magical blood scientists (known professionally as hæmomagi or hæmomancers) from around the globe. Due to the nature of its research, it is one of the most controversial programs at MIT, and has had trouble securing funding since its advent due to opposition from Pureblood Superior forces in the American wizarding government. The ongoing Blood Purity Assessment is the wizarding world’s response to the Human Genome Project, and one that has been criticized from conservative corners worldwide, including the wealthy and powerful House Malfoy of Britain, which has contributed millions of galleons to counter the efforts of the MAGE Program.

With the advent of the Internet, MIT programmers have created the .wiz domain name, strictly for use by wizards and inaccessible to Muggles.

Controversy
(See also: Integration Debate)

Being heavily involved in combining Deficient technology and magic, MIT is naturally pro-integration, which has earned them many critics.

Alumni
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