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(09/17/25 10:00am)
Whether a student is out exploring the numerous activities Baltimore has to offer or being confined to a desk to study for an upcoming exam, history is ever-present. There is history to every human being and object, as the past affects the present and the present affects the future. The Undergraduate History Association (UHA) is one such club that emphasizes the integral role of history in society to the Hopkins student body.
(09/16/25 9:00am)
2,977 American flags were placed on Decker Quad on Wednesday, Sept. 10 to commemorate the Sept. 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, in which three airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, with another airplane crashing in Western Pennsylvania. This memorial was completed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins College Republicans, Democrats and the Hopkins Political Union.
(09/16/25 11:00am)
During the first week of college, my roommates and I walked to Kung Fu Tea. We had just moved into our dorms and barely knew the city, but boba felt like a safe place to begin. I ordered my usual: brown sugar milk tea with 50% sugar and light ice.
(09/16/25 3:27am)
On Sept.10, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University. A right-wing activist and founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, Kirk rose to prominence as a strong ally of President Donald Trump. Kirk became known for his conservative positions on immigration, gun rights and higher education.
(09/16/25 3:31pm)
On May 30, Hopkins announced that it would end its partnership with Barnes & Noble as the operator of the Hopkins campus store. In its place, the University selected the Follett Higher Education Group to manage the store and support the distribution of Hopkins materials. As of this summer, the new campus store has reopened with a fresh layout and an expanded array of merchandise.
(09/16/25 11:37pm)
The School of Public Health’s Wolman seminar series hosted Marta Hatzell, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Hatzell gave a talk titled “Reactive Carbon Capture and Conversion: Pathways to Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Chemicals,” which highlighted the importance of carbon dioxide capture and its direct conversion into valuable materials. The process of reactive carbon capture and conversion (RCCC) cuts costs and requires less energy than traditional methods, which regenerate carbon dioxide from carbonate streams.
(09/02/25 10:00pm)
On Aug. 25, students, faculty and affiliates attended the First Look Ceremony for the new Bloomberg Student Center on Homewood Campus. Guests toured open-concept areas, sampled dining options set to open this fall and explored private rooms for studying, gaming, dancing and more. Students collected swag and mingled with project managers and contributors as they experienced each aspect of the new building.
(08/22/25 4:26pm)
In 2019, the construction of the Hopkins Student Center was announced as a space for student social engagement. The center was expected to open in 2024, and construction began in summer 2021.
(06/30/25 9:30pm)
On June 16, Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education Sabine Stanley and Associate Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs Val Culotta announced the results for the union representation election organized by National Labor Relations Board. The voting took place between June 4th – 6th, and postdoctoral fellows at the University voted on whether or not Johns Hopkins PRO-UAW would become their exclusive representative for the purposes of collective bargaining.
(07/03/25 12:41am)
On Friday, June 6, Hopkins filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Harvard University in its ongoing legal fight with the Trump administration. Through the brief, Hopkins and 23 other U.S. universities have publicly promoted Harvard’s case. Previously, the Hopkins administration issued multiple statements pledging compliance with the new policies.
(06/20/25 2:33pm)
On Wednesday, May 21, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the administration will begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of international Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in “critical fields.”
(06/16/25 9:16pm)
On June 4, approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the Hopkins Hospital spilled into Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Beginning on East Fayette Street, the spill originated from the hospital’s emergency generators when the tanks were overfilled, resulting in the discharge of diesel into various stormwater drains that ultimately led to the Patapsco River.
(06/04/25 11:10pm)
On May 22, Hopkins conducted the University-wide Commencement ceremony to recognize the achievements of the Class of 2025 and celebrate the completion of their degree requirements. In interviews and responses to a survey conducted by The News-Letter, recent graduates commented on this year's ceremony.
(05/14/25 10:41pm)
On May 1, the Hopkins and Baltimore communities came together for the May Day Picket protest at the Beach, as well as the Dome at the University’s med campus. Organized by Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE), the protest demanded that Hopkins declare itself a sanctuary campus, end student surveillance, support the international community, fully fund all ongoing research and commit to academic freedom.
(05/14/25 6:01pm)
At around 5 a.m. on May 8, the Hopkins Justice Collective (HJC) formed an encampment on Keyser Quad called the Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone. Members of Johns Hopkins Public Safety and the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD) responded to the encampment, dismantling the tents and dispersing the protesters.
(05/13/25 12:20am)
On Wednesday, April 23, the Hopkins Postdoctoral Researchers Organizing Committee (Hopkins-PRO) filed a petition to form a union with United Auto Workers (UAW), representing 1,600 postdoctoral researchers.
(05/20/25 8:25pm)
April 29 marked a year since the beginning of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment at Hopkins. The primary aim of the encampment, initiated by the Hopkins Justice Collective (HJC) with the support of student organizations and community members, was to spotlight the ongoing genocide in Gaza and demand the University divest from and boycott companies and universities supporting genocide. During the negotiation process, University administrators intimidated students by threatening disciplinary action and police violence to forcefully dismantle the encampment.
(05/02/25 11:31pm)
On Monday, April 28, President Ronald J. Daniels announced in an email that 36 of the 37 previously terminated graduate student visas had been reactivated by the federal government. The following day, April 29, University administrators hosted a second virtual “Community Updates” briefing to elaborate on the reinstatements and discuss broader guidelines and resources for international students.
(04/29/25 4:01pm)
On April 25, 2025, a Hopkins spokesperson shared an update about the bus accident. In the update, the spokesperson described the nature of the accident and provided the University’s response to the crash.
(04/23/25 6:00am)
As of April 21, more than 1,500 students from several hundred colleges and universities, have had a sudden change in their F-1/J-1 visa status or Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status. In many of these cases, the exact reasons for these changes in visa status remain unclear, and several universities have stated that they only discovered the changes by consulting the SEVIS database.
