News-Letter

Every couple months, I sit down to clean the unread and unneeded messages out of my JHEM account. And every time I undertake this housekeeping, I find myself deleting a fair number of memos from the Student Council -- charity events, party updates and reminders about student elections.… Post the First Comment

The answer is quite simple. A principle that our republic was founded on is that an adult is free to do whatever he or she wants, even commit some forms of bodily harm, as long as such action does not cause harm to any other citizen. But, that principle is also used to restrict the activities of individuals, to stop any one person's seemingly non-violent action from harming another.… 1 Comment

The issue of diversity is always a touchy one for academic institutions, and Hopkins is no exception. The question about the level of institutional support for minority and women administrators, faculty and staff goes beyond a simple calculation of numbers and quotas, of percentages and hiring rates.… 1 Comment

When the administration announced the opening of the W.P. Carey Business School and its five-year BA/BS-MBA program, the first question that many current business minors asked was, "Can I do that?" Now, a month later, we're still waiting for an answer. It seems logical that freshman and sophomore business minors should be able to enter the program with enough time to complete the requirements, but it is unclear where juniors stand.… 1 Comment