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(11/21/19 5:00pm)
The Hopkins chapter of J Street U — a pro-peace organization on college campuses advocating for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict — hosted a panel discussion titled “Our Soldiers Break the Silence” on Wednesday. The panel was comprised of four American Jewish veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF): Becca Strober, Maya Eshel, Jacob Portman and Benzi Sanders.
(10/31/19 4:00pm)
Last week, the Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU), a student advocacy group, began putting up signage around campus to recognize the Red Zone. This period is defined as the weeks between Orientation and Halloween (or Thanksgiving), during which sexual violence is most likely to occur. Campuses nationwide are reclaiming these weeks as a time for activism against sexual violence.
(09/26/19 4:00pm)
Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum presented a talk titled “International Nationalism: The European Far-Right and the American Alt-Right” on Wednesday. The lecture was part of the Program in International Studies’ Aronson Center Speaker Series and focused on the history and evolution of far-right movements.
(09/19/19 4:00pm)
Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy Associate Professor Lawrence Brown gave a lecture on working in communities as an embedded researcher on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The lecture, which took place in Clark Hall, was part of the Engaged Humanities Speaker series. Brown emphasized the importance of integrating oneself into the community being researched in order to understand the injustices it has experienced.
(04/26/18 4:11pm)
NYU Associate Professor Cristina Beltrán discussed humor and its capacity to foster democratic and civic conversations in times of deep political divide on Wednesday in Mason Hall. Her talk was hosted by the Department of Political Science.
(04/12/18 3:39pm)
The Inter-Asian Council (IAC) hosted a gala for its Immigrants of Hopkins photo campaign on Wednesday in Mudd Atrium. The gala showcased photos and snippets of interviews from student immigrants and students with family members who are immigrants.
(02/08/18 1:57pm)
Substance abuse researcher Jason Kilmer of the University of Washington presented a talk on Monday explaining the social, physical and psychological effects of substance abuse. The talk was titled “Beer Goggles to Blackouts: The Science of Substance Use.”
(02/01/18 5:00am)
Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick, the producers of the WYPR show Out of the Blocks, spoke about the process of creating a podcast and the importance of local storytelling in the Mattin Center on Jan. 23.
(11/16/17 6:19pm)
Discourse, a new student organization that hosts semi-monthly debates among members of the Hopkins community, hosted its second-ever event in Levering Lounge on Tuesday.
(11/02/17 4:21pm)
WYPR radio host and author Ric Cottom spoke about Maryland history at Barnes & Noble on Sunday. His book Your Maryland: Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and radio show Your Maryland, focus on human-interest stories related to Maryland’s history. His book is a collection of his favorite stories from the show.
(10/12/17 4:18pm)
The fifth annual Hoptoberfest kicked off on Monday and is scheduled to last through this Friday. Hosted by the Hoptoberfest student organization, it was originally established to celebrate fall and help students relieve stress.
(09/28/17 4:11pm)
In order to encourage discussions about harmful gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity, the Office of Women & Gender Resources established the Men and Masculinities Board last semester. The Board will have its first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28.
(09/07/17 1:48pm)
Keyser Quad and the Breezeway reopened to students in July after 15 months of renovation. The construction project focused on making structural and waterproofing repairs to Krieger Hall and the Colonnade. Though some refurbishments and adjustments still need to be finished, the project is mostly complete.
(05/04/17 9:22pm)
The Human Library (HL), an event where people chosen as “books” talk to visitors about personal experiences with discrimination, took place in the Brody Learning Commons on Sunday.
(03/09/17 4:33pm)
Sam’s Canterbury Café opened two weeks ago with the mission of providing meaningful employment to adults on the autism spectrum.
(03/09/17 4:20pm)
As a part of the Forums on Race in America series, the Office of the Provost hosted “A Discussion of Intersecting Dimensions of Identity,” featuring panelists who discussed their experiences as underrepresented minorities and the necessity for activism.
(02/09/17 3:13pm)
Erica Schoenberger, a professor of Environmental Health and Engineering, gave a talk called “The Non-market Origins of Markets, Capitalism and Creative Cities” in Ames Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Schoenberger’s lecture, which is a part of the M. Gordon Wolman Seminar hosted by the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, focused mainly on the development of markets.
(02/02/17 3:29pm)
A protest against President Trump’s recent executive orders was held on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse. A couple hundred protesters gathered in front of the Thurgood Marshall statue and then marched along Hopkins Place and W. Lombard St. towards the Inner Harbor.
(12/08/16 4:25pm)
Check out more photos from Lighting of the Quads in this week's photo essay.
(12/01/16 3:48pm)
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Dr. Peter Agre spoke about his experiences meeting with the recently deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro on Wednesday at the Johns Hopkins Club. Agre also invited Luis Alberto Montero-Cabrera, a professor at the University of Havana, to speak about his experiences as a teacher in Cuba.