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(10/10/24 4:00am)
Peyton Mikolayek is a first-year undergraduate studying English and Psychology at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. She’s also a social media influencer with over 500K followers on TikTok. In an interview with The News-Letter, Peyton discussed how she’s adapted to life in college and the reality of navigating dual worlds while maintaining authenticity, as well as how social media has created new opportunities for her.
(10/09/24 4:00am)
Founded to give student artists a place to express themselves, bARTimore seeks to foster community on campus and connect Hopkins with the broader Baltimore community through visual art. The club holds weekly painting and mural sessions to contribute to a visual arts culture on campus.
(10/01/24 9:32pm)
J.D. Tovar is a professor at the Department of Chemistry, leading a research group focused on the synthesis and investigation of organic materials with extended pi-electron conjugation. In an interview with The News-Letter, Tovar discussed his fascination with the colors and applications of pi-electron systems, as well as how he balances the demands of teaching and research.
(09/26/24 7:00pm)
In the most recent best national university rankings by the U.S. News and World Report, Hopkins was ranked sixth — the highest ranking the University has received to date. This sixth place was shared in a four-way-tie with the California Institute of Technology, Duke University and Northwestern University.
(09/21/24 4:28pm)
The University has released data on the socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds of the class of 2028, marking the first admissions cycle since the Supreme Court's 2023 decision to restrict race-conscious admissions. While the academic qualifications of the new class remain consistent with previous years, the percentage of students from underrepresented racial groups has declined sharply from the data for incoming students in fall of 2023. The proportion of Black students dropped from 13.8% to 5.7% while Hispanic or Latino students fell from 20.8% to 10.7%. The percentage of incoming students who reported identifying with underrepresented groups dropped from 37% in 2023 to 17.6% this year.
(09/19/24 6:00am)
On Sept. 15, Hopkins Hillel hosted a talk at the the Smokler Center for Jewish Life at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building with speaker Aaron “Arky” Staiman, an American who serves in the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) military reserve as part of the Yasar, a body retrieval unit.
(09/17/24 4:00am)
On Thursday, Sept. 12, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue hosted former congressman and gun rights proponent Joe Walsh and gun safety advocate Fred Guttenberg on their tour, “Bridging the Political Divide: Two Dads Defending Democracy.”
(09/17/24 10:00pm)
The Hopkins chapter of the Young America Foundation (YAF), in partnership with members of the Hopkins College Republicans, hosted their first event on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The event featured a talk on immigration reform by Mark Krikorian, which was to be followed by a 45-minute Q&A with the speaker. However, the event was soon disrupted by student protestors and ended early.
(07/09/24 12:21am)
In an email to the Hopkins community earlier today, President Ronald J. Daniels announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies, the philanthropic organization of alumnus Michael Bloomberg, has donated $1 billion in funding to alleviate the financial burden of students attending Johns Hopkins graduate schools.
(07/01/24 5:21pm)
The University is mourning the loss of Zoe Underwood, who passed away last week. She was a senior and dual degree student studying clarinet performance at the Peabody Institute and history at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
(06/24/24 3:05pm)
The University announced the establishment of the Ethan M. Posner Fellowship on June 13. This fellowship honors Ethan Posner — an undergraduate student who studied Biophysics with a passion for research and community involvement — who passed away in March from a brief illness.
(05/10/24 11:49pm)
Editor’s Note, 2024: This article was sent to The News-Letter for publication as an op-ed and completed the editing process prior to being posted elsewhere.
(05/05/24 7:01pm)
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
(05/01/24 2:48pm)
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
(04/29/24 8:01pm)
The News-Letter has been providing live coverage of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. This is the coverage from April 29-30. For the latest thread of live updates, click here.
(04/29/24 2:31pm)
Hopkins students and community members voiced their support for the people of Gaza and demanded that the University divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government on Wednesday, April 24.
(04/25/24 4:30pm)
The Office of Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development (LEED) is committed to supporting student life and managing Registered Student Organization (RSO) activities. According to its website, the office provides services for RSOs, such as campus space reservations, financial management and mail reception.
(04/24/24 3:45am)
The Hopkins graduate student union, Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE), officially ratified their contract with the University on Thursday, April 18. The vote was nearly unanimous, with 99.5% of TRU-UE members agreeing to ratify the contract.
(04/19/24 7:30pm)
Historically, Hopkins has maintained a complex relationship with owning land and property in Baltimore.
(04/15/24 10:57pm)
On Wednesday, April 10, the University announced Flo Milli as the headliner for the upcoming Spring Fair 2024 concert. The artist was announced at an event on Keyser Quad at 7 p.m. — students waited until sundown for the reveal.
