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(03/29/26 5:55pm)
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) have announced the list of candidates and their respective positions in a university-wide email for the 2026-2027 Student Government Association (SGA) election. Student Body President candidates include Seán Durkis-Dervogne, Jason Yu and Omotara Tiamiyu, while the Student Body Vice Presidential candidates are Sumire Sumi and Jazzlyn Fernandez. Honora Muratori, Amy Xu and Grace Guan are running unopposed for Student Body Secretary, Student Body Treasurer and Chair of Programming, respectively.
(03/28/26 1:48pm)
On Monday, March 23, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) held an Executive Board Debate between the candidates running for the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Executive positions, including Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chair of Programming. The online panel allowed the candidates to discuss their positions and opened them to questions from the audience. All of the candidates’ complete platforms can be found here.
(03/28/26 1:27pm)
On Wednesday, March 11, the SNF Agora Institute and the Center for Leadership Education hosted Sen. Ben Cardin, former Maryland representative and U.S. congressman. His talk, titled “Engineering Responsible and Effective Civic Engagement,” explored the importance of civic engagement, leadership and being an informed citizen.
(03/25/26 4:01am)
On Thursday, March 5, the Homewood Museum at Hopkins hosted “Decision Points at Homewood House,” where Professor Andrew Jewett presented on the history of the five presidents of Hopkins who resided at Homewood House from 1936 to 1971. Jewett explained the expansion of the faculty and student body of Hopkins, the process of racial integration, the beginning of coeducation and other institutional developments during these years.
(03/25/26 3:35am)
From Feb. 26 to March 1, the International Studies program hosted the annual Hopkins Model United Nations Conference (HOP MUNC). Model United Nations (MUN) is an educational simulation in which students compete as representatives from different countries in public speaking events. During these conferences, students debate and work to solve diverse transnational issues while practicing public speaking techniques and learning more about international diplomacy. Participants at the Hopkins MUN chapter engage with the organization by competing in different conferences and volunteering to staff HOP MUNC. At this conference, delegates from across the nation, hailing from other academic institutions, gathered at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., to role-play a range of United Nations (UN) committees and debate pressing global matters.
(04/05/26 1:14am)
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.
(03/06/26 9:38pm)
Scholars of international law, natural resources professionals and Indigenous advocates gathered on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., for an evening of conversation on the implications and ramifications of the green transition worldwide. The green transition is defined as the currently in-progress global technological shift aimed at mitigating and preventing the effects of climate change through technologies such as renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure and clean transportation. Although continuing the green transition is widely accepted as necessary for the health of humankind, the International Law Society’s “Green at What Cost? Human Rights and the Energy Transition” explored the often-overlooked effects of technological development, even when ostensibly sustainable, on worldwide Indigenous communities.
(03/11/26 4:32am)
On Feb. 10, the Special Collections Department of the Sheridan Libraries & University Museums hosted Love in the Time of Tarot at the Brody Learning Commons, featuring free tarot readings and vintage Valentine’s card-making in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
(02/27/26 5:00am)
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the University’s Student Government Association (SGA) gathered for its weekly meeting.
(02/25/26 5:00am)
Previously an independent apartment building, the Academy on Charles is set to be the newest second-year dormitory building for the 2026-27 academic year. The building features a 320-student capacity, where each suite contains a kitchen and private or shared bathrooms, depending on the size. Floor plans are not currently published for student dormitory rooms, but they are expected to follow current apartment layouts. For comparison, Scott-Bates Commons houses 600 students, McCoy Hall houses 500 including first-years, Homewood Apartments houses 200, Bradford houses 150 and Rogers House houses 20.
(02/26/26 2:00am)
The Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) Class of 2029 experienced the first year of the curriculum redesign labeled as “Foundational Abilities” (FAs), replacing the previously existing distribution requirements that require 18 credits that are categorized under humanities (H) and/or social and behavioral sciences (S), a First-Year Seminar and 6–12 credits of writing intensive courses that can also be double-tagged for fulfilling the S and H requirements listed above.
(02/25/26 2:59am)
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for its 20th weekly meeting of the academic year.
(02/25/26 12:10am)
On Feb. 13, the University admitted 260 students to the Class of 2030 from 11 countries, 36 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico during the Early Decision II (ED II) round. These students join the 553 admitted during the Early Decision I (ED I) round in December. In written interviews, incoming students shared their thoughts and feelings about their acceptance to The News-Letter.
(02/25/26 10:00pm)
On Wednesday, Feb. 18 Johns Hopkins Advanced Academic Programs hosted a discussion on AI and museums titled “Building Intelligent Museums.” The webinar, hosted online, focused on both AI policy for museums as well as how digital systems support AI-enhanced museum projects.
(02/27/26 11:00am)
Perspective is an annual online publication produced by the Hopkins Black Student Union (BSU). In a magazine format, Perspective seeks to commemorate the year’s Black students – their achievements, celebrations and contributions. For example, recent publications have highlighted organization events, member spotlights and creative works. However, the origins of Perspective lie in the latter half of the 20th century, where past BSU members published Perspective in a printed newspaper format, not unlike The News-Letter.
(02/26/26 5:00am)
The Center for Africana Studies at Hopkins featured Professor Juliet Hooker as a guest lecturer in “‘You Have Never Known Me’: Terrell and Du Bois on Faithful Slave Monuments” on Feb. 20, This event was a part of the Center for Africana Studies’ “Mute But Eloquent”: The Civic Work of Monuments Lectures, which is part of the Franklin W. Knight Lectures in Black Study Series. It was meant to highlight key aspects of slave monuments and their relation to Africana history.
(02/25/26 7:00pm)
On Feb. 19, the University hosted the “In Living Memory: A conversation on African American Archives” event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue. This event was a discussion that coincided with the current Irene and Richard Frary Gallery exhibition, Ceremony: New Works by Lindsay Adams in Conversation with Objects from Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries.
(02/12/26 5:00am)
On Tuesday, Feb. 10 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for their weekly meeting.
(02/11/26 12:00pm)
The University has begun construction of the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute (DSAI) by cutting down trees on Remington Avenue in early January 2026. Construction has closed Wyman Park Drive to drivers and soon will to pedestrians in summer 2026. The project is scheduled to conclude in 2029.
(02/11/26 5:00am)
On Wednesday, Jan. 21 President Ronald J. Daniels announced that Executive Vice Provost Lainie Rutkow will serve as the interim provost in mid-February. This follows a previous email by Daniels in early January which announced that current Provost Ray Jayawardhana will conclude his role to become the next president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) starting July 1, 2026.
