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On Tuesday, March 4, President Ronald J. Daniels sent out an email titled “Our bond at a moment of challenge,” addressing the University’s commitment to research and its response to recent executive orders affecting federal funding.
On Sunday, Feb. 23, the Student Government Association (SGA) Judiciary granted a Writ of Certiorari for a petition filed by former Senator Jackson Morris against SGA. The respondents listed in the petition include the SGA President, Secretary and all senate committee chairs. In the petition, Morris called for the judiciary to consider whether current SGA practices constitute a violation of SGA’s constitution and the Bylaws of the Senate, specifically regarding the availability of SGA minutes, meetings and proceedings to the public.
On Friday, Feb. 21 Hopkins at Home, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute, and the Alumni in Government, Academia, Law & Policy Community hosted “Executive Power: How Presidential Authority Reshapes Our Relationship with Democracy and Daily Life” as the first online event of a four-part series titled "First 100 Days: From Home to Abroad.” Each part seeks to examine a different facet of executive power during the first 100 days of President Donald J. Trump’s second term.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 19 the East Asian Studies Department hosted an event titled “Comparative History Matters: Health Insurance, Medicine, and Ideology in China and Taiwan” as a part of their Spring 2025 Speaker Series. The event featured Wayne Soon, an associate professor in the Program of the History of Medicine in the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, who discussed the political and social dynamics that have shaped health care policy in China and Taiwan since the end of the World War Two.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for their weekly meeting. They reviewed a plan for the Hopkins Student Center, presented a survey on study spaces and passed a bill regarding an upcoming alumni event.
On Feb. 21, 2025, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the “Legacy and Progress” event, showcasing an alumni panel and a museum exhibition with stories and photographs dating back to BSU’s founding in 1968.
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Johns Hopkins University Police Accountability Board hosted their second meeting of the spring semester to discuss policies and logistics of the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD). The board, which was established in 2019, is tasked with presenting community feedback to University and JHPD administration, reviewing JHPD crime metrics, and assessing procedures and training to recommend improvements.
On Feb. 14, the University welcomed 242 students to the Class of 2029 through Early Decision II (ED II). The first rounds of Early Decision — Early Decision I (ED I) and QuestBridge admissions — were released in December, admitting 551 students to the University. The numbers are consistent with data from last year’s early decision admissions cycle.
On Feb. 21, 2025, members of the Hopkins Justice Collective (HJC) gathered outside of Gilman Hall at Keyser Quad to protest against President Donald J. Trump’s claim that the “U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip” and the University’s decline to divest its endowment from companies that have ties to Israel.
The University is mourning the loss of Joey (Dung) Nguyen, who passed away last week. He was a junior studying International Studies at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Nguyen was a member of the Debate Council, as well as the Kendo Club, Museum Club and Vietnamese Students Association.
The Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Tuesday, Feb. 18 for its weekly meeting.
Late into the night on Feb. 21, Judge Adam B. Abelson, a federal judge in Baltimore, temporarily blocked several of President Trump’s executive orders regarding the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Judge Victoria Pratt headlined the first Hopkins Lecture Series event of the spring semester, focusing on criminal justice reform in the 21st century. The event was held in Shriver Hall.
In Dec. 2024, the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) released its 2023 annual report, overviewing all received complaints and actions taken related to discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct, as well as requests for disability or religious related accommodations. The report reflected a general rise in reporting from 2022 and provided information on the outcome of cases.
On Feb. 10, the University shared plans to replace the Alumni Residence Memorial (AMR) I and the Hopkins Cafe dining hall, with construction expected to begin in the summer of 2026 and be completed by 2028. The plans were announced 10 days in advance of the University’s meeting with the Baltimore Urban Design and Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) on Feb. 20 .
On Wednesday, Feb.12, Hop Talks invited the Hopkins community to a seminar-style discussion titled “Hop Talks: Affirmative Action Impact at Johns Hopkins.” The focal topic of the event was how the recent Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action and race-conscious admissions have altered the demographics of the University’s first-year class.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism hosted a panel "From the Borderlands to Baltimore: Meeting the Challenges for Refugees Today" in conjunction with the Center for Social Concern and the Program in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. A reception was held following the panel to celebrate the launch of the new Critical Diaspora Studies undergraduate major offered by the Chloe Center.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for its weekly meeting. They discussed the creation of a new student advisory board with Dean of Sheridan Libraries Elisabeth Long, fine tuned plans for the upcoming Valentine’s Day Speed Dating event and reviewed several funding bills.
Along with coffee and zero-calorie energy drinks, tea has now become a cherished beverage on campus. The Tea Club — founded in 2023 by Mengbo “Ben” Guan and Menghan “Rex” Jiang — attracts tea aficionados and beginners alike. More than hosting a scheduled time and place to sample different teas, Tea Club aims to foster connections among students from all Hopkins campuses united by a shared appreciation for advanced tea culture.