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When I first arrived at Hopkins, I was riding the high of graduating high school and coasting off an unforgettable summer. Like many others, I was thrilled — honored even — to be entering such a prestigious institution. I felt that I had made it. That my past successes were enough to carry me forward. That the hardest parts of life were behind me.
Welcome to Hopkins! Here are some words you might commonly hear. One of the first things you’ll pick up is our campus slang. While it’s not an entirely different language, the nicknames for buildings and spots can be confusing at first — especially since they often don’t match what’s on Google Maps. To help clear up the confusion, here’s a quick list of common terms you’ll want to know. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s a great place to start!
I really enjoy coffee. Having a good debrief session with my friends over a coffee or drinking one at the start of the day is one of the best things about it. It’s slightly bitter but also sweet. Some of the best, smoothest coffees have just the right level of aftertaste — tasting clean enough to sip throughout the day but interesting enough to come back for more.
It’s May 2026, and you’ve finished your first year at Hopkins with a perfect GPA, plus clinical experience and a research internship lined up.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hi everyone! It’s crazy to think that I’m writing the article that will bring to an end my time at Hopkins. Some of you may relate to this sentiment, but when I was applying to colleges, Hopkins was a dream. And it is somewhat confusing and inspiring to realize that I have lived that dream for four years. As this chapter closes, here are some of the Greatest Hits™ from my time at the Nest!
Dear Freshman Dalila,
It is with a sense of gratitude — and a little bittersweet tug — that I say goodbye to the community and exciting work that made my four years leading multimedia efforts as Photo Editor of The News-Letter so special. Through taking thousands of photos, crafting dozens of photo essays and developing as a storyteller on the Homewood Campus, I am grateful to be closing this chapter with so many memories to look back on.
As the 2024–25 academic year comes to a close, we want to share our deepest gratitude to everyone who has helped the paper thrive. The past year has had unprecedented implications and impacts on higher education and students, and The News-Letter’s critical work would not be possible without the support of the Hopkins community.
I know that this is going to be a messy goodbye and I don’t quite know how to put my thoughts into words. I’ve felt it in the group chats we’ve made with other graduating editors as we’ve transitioned from Slack messages into text conversations. It’s in the deep sense of pride I feel as I watch the new editors step up to their roles. It’s in the hint of anxiety as I try to stop myself from stepping back into the role I’ve just vacated — stopping myself from becoming that person who’s still clinging onto something that isn’t theirs anymore. It’s in the relief I felt when I allowed myself to turn off my Slack notifications for the first time in years.
My best friends and I met at a birthday party in sophomore year for a girl named Tina. Did we know Tina? Absolutely not. But there we were, huddled in a stranger’s basement, eating cheap cupcakes.
How many of us have felt overwhelmed by undergraduate and graduate school today? I think we all have experienced the stress of being students. Universities have become a stressful atmosphere where students struggle to maintain their well-being while completing multiple tasks. The stress we experience today is part of a flawed system that sustains mental challenges for students by requiring too much from students.
As much as I hoped it would be, my first semester of college was nothing like the made-for-TV movie I’d envisioned. I left my dorm door open like my mom told me to, but nobody stopped by. Students sat six feet apart in the dining hall, and, if you wanted to converse with a stranger, your only feasible solution was to shout. Even the Student Involvement Fair, which I’d imagined being the epicenter of student life, was online. Gone were the sweaty limbs pushing past each other in the gym, the carefully painted posters, the obnoxious upperclassmen desperate for names on their sign-up sheet. Instead, it was just me in pajama pants under my twin-XL covers, staring at a screen of Zoom links.
As the semester progressed and the end of my tenure as Editor-in-Chief got closer, I expected to feel grief, dread and the desire to prolong my time at Hopkins. Instead, I’ve surprised myself by feeling the opposite and being at peace with the changes to come.