Juniper

New House
Front entrance of brick building with windows along the front, greenery in the foreground with New House sign at the bottom right corner, blue skies in the background.

Welcome to Juniper

A Note from Current Residents:

Juniper is a new undergraduate living group founded in 2022. We strive to organize programming that centers the unique cultural experiences and identities of all Black women. We see this community as an anchor and haven to its members no matter where they are on their journey of their becoming.

Juniper Mission

Juniper is an undergraduate living group centered on the celebration of the achievements of Black women by providing a residential environment that fosters community, leadership, and passion. We encourage balance between academic and personal pursuits by empowering members to work on projects that exemplify their passions.

Juniper Values

Community

  • We foster a community at MIT that prioritizes the safety and mental health of all women in environments that do not acknowledge the intersectionality of Black womanhood. We are a space for members to form, retain, and share their cultural experiences and identities that center the unique experiences of all Black women and non-binary people.

Support for Passions

  • We create an intentional space for members to continue to pursue their interests while balancing strong academics. We also focus on uplifting the passions of members as well as the works of Black women in the area and beyond. We highlight Black women owned businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, innovators, writers, and more.

Professional Development and Leadership

  • We connect members to MIT’s academic and professional resources. Additionally, we facilitate early connections between members and various faculty, departments, and administrators by arranging seminars, lectures, and workshops.

 

Many students form cooking groups with friends, or simply with people that have similar eating schedules.

• Some members of the community choose to cook independently.

• Other members choose to have a meal plan. While New House does not have a dining hall, Next House, which does have a dining hall, is only 100 feet away.

New House
471-476 Memorial Drive
Building W70
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel. (617) 253-6561

Questions about the community may be directed to resident leaders by emailing juniper_team@mit.edu. 

Facility Information

Capacity
290
Coed
Yes (Chocolate City all-male, Juniper all-female)
Room Types
Singles 46%; Doubles 54%
Room Cost per Semester
$7,315 - $6,530
Tax
$40-100 (depending on the specific house)
Dining Program
Cook-for-Yourself Community
Carpeting
hallways
Air Conditioning
Yes
Elevators
Yes
Shuttle Stop
No
Pets Allowed
no pets (except fish)
Style of Building
suite/corridor style

New House Living Groups

All six physical houses are connected by the "arcade" on the first floor of the building. In addition, houses 1, 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6 are connected diagonally on the second through fifth floors. 

The rooms in these six physical houses are divided into nine living groups, which, to make things confusing on purpose, are also called "houses”. New House is split into 9 different living groups: 5 cultural houses and 4 numbered houses. Click to learn more!