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On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Hopkins at Home program hosted “Education is a Cornerstone of Democracy: A Conversation with the School of Education,” a virtual livestreamed talk. Jennifer Pelton, the associate dean for development and alumni relations at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, served as the moderator.
On Nov. 13, the University announced in a schoolwide email that tuition would be free for students whose families make under $200,000 a year. This accounts for approximately 85% of American households. The University is also offering additional aid to cover living expenses and other fees for students whose families earn up to $100,000.
On Thursday, Nov. 13, the University sent out a school-wide email and published a Hub article announcing that Hopkins will be tuition-free for all Homewood undergraduates whose families earn up to $200,000, offering free tuition to 85% of American households. For students whose families earn up to $100,000, they will receive additional aid to cover living expenses and other fees, attending Hopkins free of any University-based cost.
The Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Tuesday, Nov. 11 for its 14th meeting of the semester. After the session was called to order, the meeting facilitated two discussions with University offices.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and Hopkins at Home co-hosted an author talk. The guest author was Anand Pandian, a Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Hopkins, president of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, curator of the Ecological Design Collective and author. His newest book, Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to Take Them Down, explores the polarization of American politics through the examination of the barriers that exist throughout people’s daily lives.
On Nov. 11, the Students for Health Humanities (SHH) organization hosted a speaker event featuring Professor Brahim El Guabli. An associate professor at Hopkins and director of graduate studies for Comparative Thought & Literature, El Guabli is an Amazigh Indigenous scholar from Morocco who has published two books — one that revolves around archives and state violence and one on deserts.
On Monday, Nov. 3, Haven McCall — a lecturer for the Master of Science (MS) Regulatory Science and MS in Biotechnology programs at Hopkins — gave a presentation on “When Viral Marketing Meets FDA Regulations.” This discussion is one of many that comprise the ongoing “Regulatory Matters” webinar series. McCall has been working in Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated industries for a total of 25 years, with experience in areas including drugs, devices and biologics.
From Nov. 10 to Nov. 11, The News-Letter provided live updates on the fire in Hampden — 3355 Keswick Road. The fire was a three-alarm fire and occurred at the historical building “The Castle.” The origin of the fire is currently unknown, but investigators are searching for the cause.
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From Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, The News-Letter’s News & Features team provided live coverage of the fire that occurred in a commercial building in Remington, West 23rd St., North Baltimore, which continued to 2230 Hampden Ave.
On Nov. 4, the Student Government Association (SGA) came together for its weekly meeting to engage with Transportation Services administration and learn about committee updates.
On Oct. 28, the Student Government Association (SGA) came together for their weekly meeting. They discussed November tabling, the updated transparency act and recent changes to the positions document.
On Wednesday, Oct. 22 the Hopkins Lecture Series hosted an event titled, “An Evening in Conversation with Bradley Steven Perry.” This event marked the second event in the Hopkins Lecture Series’ Voices of Tomorrow Fall Speaker Series.
On June 2, President Ronald J. Daniels announced a series of budget cuts facilitated by the Faculty Budget Advisory Committee and the Johns Hopkins University Council to offset recent federal funding reductions. For academic departments, these initiatives included pausing annual pay increases for most employees, freezing hiring for new and existing staff positions, slowing capital projects involving research and reducing discretionary spending on travel and professional services.
Colors swirled in the Glass Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 26 as the South Asian Students at Hopkins (SASH) organization hosted its annual Garba celebration from 6 to 10 p.m. Garba, a collective dance with roots in Gujarat, India, is part of the larger Hindu festival Navratri which celebrates the supreme goddess Durga. Attendees gathered for a night of food, drinks and fun as samosas, pakora and mango lassi were served for guests during the celebration.
On Saturday, Oct. 18 the Office of Homewood Public Safety notified the University community about an attempted sexual assault on Decker Quad. According to Public Safety, an unknown man, about 30 years old, approached a female student for directions on Saturday evening and assaulted her, attempting to remove her clothes. Following the report, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) began investigating the case as an attempted rape with cooperation from the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD) and Public Safety.
From Thursday, Oct. 23 to Saturday, Oct. 25 the Hopkins Student Organization for Programming (the HOP) hosted the annual Hoptoberfest, a multi-day collection of events to usher in the fall.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Center for Social Concern (CSC) hosted a conversation on affecting change through social movements. As part of its Hop Talks series, the event aimed to create a space for respectful conversations about actionable change. The speakers included Hahrie Han, Erricka Bridgeford and Marci Yankelov. Organizers of the event explained their choice of guests in a virtual interview with The News-Letter.
The Grand Opening of the Bloomberg Student Center dining options occurred on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Consisting of food choices such as Koshary Corner, Connie’s Chicken and Waffles, Tim Ma Hospitality and the Urban Oyster, the launch marked a new era of on-campus dining options.