Mike Spector is an investigative reporter for Reuters’ legal team, where he covers legal and political news, and a former Editor-in-Chief of The News-Letter. In an interview with The News-Letter, Spector reflects on his time at Hopkins, his career in journalism and his recent accomplishment in winning the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for National Reporting.
From Thursday, April 23 to Saturday, April 25, the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) hosted its annual Spring Fair. In addition to the Spring Fair’s headlining concert featuring the rapper Gunna, students participated in a vast array of events organized by the HOP over the course of the fair.
On April 4, 2026 the Shakti dance team won first place at the 2026 Origins National Dance Competition in Trenton, New Jersey. This marked the team’s second consecutive national title, as it had also won the 2025 competition in Chicago.
On April 17, the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) hosted a countdown to reveal the headliner of the 2026 Spring Fair Concert. Held on the Beach at 8:30 p.m., the event attracted at least 100 students and featured free food and a VIP Ticket Giveaway.
The University has formally publicized its commitment to providing an accessible campus environment to students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability, instituting space and conduct guidelines for physical and mental disabilities.
On Thursday, April 9, The News-Letter sat down with the team behind the platform, juniors Arthur Park and Barna Marczali, Dayli’s chief executive officer and chief operating officer, respectively, to discuss the app and their future goals.
On Saturday, April 4 the Blue Jay Bhangra (BJB) team competed at the highest level of collegiate Bhangra: Bhangra Blowout, a national bhangra competition that brings together eight of the top collegiate teams in the country.
Today, the APL continues to operate, working in the fields including but not limited to global health, cyber operations, missile development and spacecraft formulation. Their mission states that, in addition to working to improve scientific discoveries, they are organized to address “unique sponsor” needs and find solutions to the “nation’s most complex challenges.”
On Thursday, April 9 the International Studies program’s Aronson Center hosted a panel discussion titled “Perspectives on the War in the Middle East: Faculty Analysis & Student Discussion.” The discussion featured professors Steven David, Sebastian Schmidt, Adria Lawrence and Sarah Parkinson.
On Tuesday, April 14 the Student Government Association (SGA) officially inaugurated its 2026–2027 executive board in an event calling for transparency, involvement from the student body, and consistency between the two administrations.
On April 10 the Virginia Fox Stern Center at Hopkins hosted “Early Marylandiana: Historic Documents from the Founding of the Old Line State,” as part of the Lunch with the Libraries & Museums discussion series. The talk focused on Maryland's colonial foundations and spotlighted selected historical documents and their role in explaining the state’s early history.
On Friday, April 10 the Homewood Friends, a religious community also known as Quakers, gathered at Art Museum Drive and North Charles Street to protest the U.S. government's involvement in the conflict with Iran.
On Friday, April 3, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) released the election results for Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board and class council. The total number of student voters was 1,286, higher than the turnout of 1,032 and 831 in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 elections, respectively.
On Tuesday, April 7 a leaked University video announced that Katalin Karikó will deliver the commencement speech for the Class of 2026. Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist and the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with immunologist Drew Weissman for their contributions to the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, a united effort between the cross-institution group of faculty, staff and students from Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing hosted the panel discussion, “Humanitarian Medical Care: Reports from Doctors Returning From Gaza,” to raise awareness regarding the ongoing crisis in Gaza through a medical humanitarian lens.
Recently, the platform has received a barrage of media attention, with the group’s Instagram Reels reaching upwards of 500 likes. The News-Letter interviewed the founders of What2Do to learn more about the creators behind the app.
On Tuesday, March 31 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for its weekly meeting.
On Wednesday, March 25, Hopkins Votes at the Center for Social Concern, in collaboration with the Charles Village Civic Association (CVCA), hosted a Candidates Forum at the Schafler Auditorium. The forum invited four candidates representing District 7, which covers Charles Village and the Homewood Campus.
Following the trend to examine the University’s history amidst its 150th year anniversary, The News-Letter revisited publication records to examine the late expansionary period of the Homewood campus. Particularly, Hopkins’ vision of the neighboring Charles Village as an extension of campus life rather than solely a residential area dominated this transformation.
As the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran approaches its one-month mark, students have vocalized global repercussions and personal concerns, with many calling for the University administration to take accountability in its connections and efforts towards student support.
