March 1, 2018
Hopkins is now among a growing number of U.S. universities assuring undergraduate student applicants that participating in peaceful protests against gun violence will not negatively impact their chances of admission.
| March 4, 2018
In an effort to ensure student volunteers remain committed to local community service projects, senior Elizabeth Crespi co-founded Baltimore First, a student-led Center For Social Concern (CSC) program last January.
| March 1, 2018
Peabody Conservatory recently announced that seven new musicians would join their Jazz Studies faculty. The program welcomed Director Sean Jones in January several months after the resignation of the former Founding Director Gary Thomas.
| March 1, 2018
The Counseling Center and Office of LGBTQ Life hosted Linda Bacon to deliver a talk on body image through the lens of social justice on Wednesday. This lecture took place during National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) Week.
| March 1, 2018
The LiveSafe app, which allows users to share information and communicate with local police and safety officials, became available on the East Baltimore campus on Feb. 16.
| March 1, 2018
The Rhodes Scholarship, which funds studies at Oxford University for recipients, announced on Feb.
| March 1, 2018
Krishanti “Krish” Vignarajah, a female candidate for governor of Maryland who is currently running against seven male candidates, moderated a panel discussion titled the “Sexual Harassment Symposium” on Wednesday.
| March 1, 2018
Nine months after its draft recommendations were released, the Task Force on Student Mental Health and Well-being published its final report on Thursday detailing specific ways that the University can improve mental health on campus. The Task Force was compsed of students, faculty and staff from all nine divisions.
| March 1, 2018
All seven Democratic candidates running for Governor of Maryland in 2018 gathered to speak at the Greater Baltimore Democratic Gubernatorial Forum on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Baltimore War Memorial.
| March 1, 2018
The 2018 Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) hosted its first event, a panel discussion on comedy and politics, on Thursday, Feb. 22.
| February 22, 2018
The second annual Symposium on Christian Faith, Reason, and Vocation took place on Saturday, Feb. 17. The symposium was hosted by the University’s 8:32 Society along with the Hopkins Dialectic journal, the Public Health Christian Fellowship, the Graduate Christian Fellowship and the Thomistic Institute.
| February 22, 2018
Only four months remain until the primary elections for Maryland’s gubernatorial race. Seven Democrats have announced their candidacy for governor and plan to run against Republican Governor Larry Hogan, who is expected to seek re-election.
| February 22, 2018
European Horizons and the John Quincy Adams Society, two student groups promoting discussions about foreign policy, hosted a debate alongside the International Studies department called “Dealing with Putin’s Russia: Challenges and Opportunities” on Feb. 15.
| February 22, 2018
In the past few months, more Hopkins students have fallen ill with the flu than in recent years. The Health and Wellness Center (HelWell) reports that it has diagnosed 107 cases of the flu since November. Last school year, between November and February, HelWell diagnosed 57 cases.
| February 22, 2018
The Baltimore Metro SubwayLink (Metro) has been closed since Feb. 11 due to emergency repairs and will likely remain closed until March 11. The shutdown took place with less than 24 hours of notice to commuters.
| February 22, 2018
Peabody alum and acclaimed South Korean guitarist and film score composer Byeong Woo Lee composed the music for the opening and closing ceremonies of this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
| February 28, 2018
Since black undergraduates were first admitted to the University in 1945, they have worked to make Homewood a more inclusive campus.
| February 22, 2018
The Baltimore City Council Land Use and Transportation Committee met on Wednesday to discuss a bill prohibiting the construction of crude oil train terminals in the City.
| February 22, 2018
This semester, the Peer-Led Team Learning (PILOT) program at Hopkins faces a shortage of funds.
| February 22, 2018
For the second semester in a row, students will be unable to use Shriver Hall as a performance venue due to additional renovations.
