Hart Dowling said he lost his MIT class ring in 1982 when it apparently slipped off his finger. He thought someone would notice his name written on the inside and return it to admissions ...

In 1929, a student committee assembled to design a standard MIT class ring. After debating whether to feature the Great Dome or the beaver on the bezel, they realized that many schools have a dome ...

The MIT class ring has featured a beaver on its bezel since it was introduced in 1929, and each class adds its own symbols to what’s now known as the brass rat. The beaver on the 2005 ring ...