"The loss of Officer Collier is deeply painful to the entire MIT community, " MIT President L. Rafael Reif said on the university website.

CNN: Slain MIT cop: 'He was born to be a police officer'

On Monday, MIT president L Rafael Reif praised the "brilliant creativity and idealism" of Mr Swartz, 26, who had been an early developer of the Reddit community.

BBC: Aaron Swartz investigation ordered by MIT

Following the death, MIT president L Rafael Reif praised the "brilliant creativity and idealism" of Mr Swartz, who had been an early developer of Reddit, a community news website.

BBC: MIT consults staff and students over Aaron Swartz probe

The email announcement by MIT President L. Rafael Reif comes in response to a request Friday by lawyers for Swartz's estate to have the U.S. District Court in Boston make the documents public.

WSJ: MIT to release documents about activist Swartz

President L. Rafael Reif has requested an analysis of MIT's involvement in the case against Swartz, from the time the university first perceived unusual activity on its Web network in 2010 to the present.

CNN: Anger, soul searching follow death of Internet activist