The African Students Association (ASA) hosted a conversation with Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, a Sierra Leonean-American anthropologist specializing in the study of female genital mutilation (FGM), on Friday, March 10.
George Kolotov, a Kyrgyz photographer and activist, shared his experiences documenting the political, economic and social turmoil in Kyrgyzstan through his art. Kolotov spoke at an event hosted by the East Asian Studies (EAS) Student Advisory Committee titled “Intersecting Art and Development,” on Friday, March 10.
Russell Dickerson gave a talk on air quality in the Mid-Atlantic region last Thursday, March 9. His lecture was part of a spring seminar series hosted by the Earth and Planetary Sciences department.
Due to a snowstorm that started Monday night, the University cancelled all classes on Tuesday and classes before 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
Many have criticized “Think About It,” an online training module aiming to educate students on sexual assault, which was recently sent to juniors and seniors.
The University’s largest auditorium space on campus, Shriver Hall, will undergo renovations at the end of this summer. The building will remain open through Sept. 4. Shriver hosts widely attended performance events like the Orientation Shows (O-Show) and the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE).
Sam’s Canterbury Café opened two weeks ago with the mission of providing meaningful employment to adults on the autism spectrum.
Former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the United States Aneesh Chopra explored how the U.S. government could improve trust in the digital era at the latest Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) talk.
As a part of the Forums on Race in America series, the Office of the Provost hosted “A Discussion of Intersecting Dimensions of Identity,” featuring panelists who discussed their experiences as underrepresented minorities and the necessity for activism.
Jesse Rosenthal, assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies for the Hopkins English department, gave a talk on his 2016 book Good Form: The Ethical Experience of the Victorian Novel.
The first Baltimore BNotes, a type of local Baltimore currency, were printed in 2011 by the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA).
Senior year is the time when many students ask themselves, “What do I want to do next?” Instead of immediately continuing on to the next stage of education, some students decide to plunge into the ambiguous world of “gap years.”
Partnering with the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Hopkins MEDPanel hosted a roundtable discussion on Saturday, March 4, on the topic of genetic modification. The event opened with a presentation by Jeffrey Kahn, followed by a small group discussion between students and Berman Institute representatives and ended with a talk by Travis Rieder.
The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed ways to promote inclusivity and tradition on campus at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, March 7. These methods included increasing funding for the Intercultural Greek Council (IGC) and BlueJays Fly.
A group of roughly 30 Hopkins graduate and undergraduate students gathered at the top of the Beach and walked to People’s Park at 2011 N. Charles Street to join a larger protest march to mark International Women’s Day in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon.
Daina Ramey Berry and Ray Winbush led a panel on the complex history of slavery in the United States at Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse on Saturday, Feb. 25th. The discussion revolved around providing reparations for slavery, which involves making amends for the abuses that black slaves faced in the past.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the University announced that the regalia for this year’s commencement would not include the golden stoles, a decision that surprised many in this year’s graduating class. Stoles, which are a type of scarf associated with graduation attire, became part of the University’s official commencement regalia in 2006.
In 1951, the Johns Hopkins Hospital took cervical cancer cells from Henrietta Lacks, a black Baltimore resident, and developed the HeLa cell line. Her cells contributed to major medical discoveries, including the development of polio vaccine.
