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Harvard prof. discusses importance of global human rights

By SOPHIE JOHNSON | October 27, 2016

The Humanities Center hosted a lecture by Samuel Moyn, the Jeremiah Smith, Jr. professor of law and history at Harvard University, on Oct. 20 in Gilman Hall. In his lecture, entitled “The Doctor’s Plot: the Origins of the Basic Philosophy of Human Rights,” Moyn argued that Henry Shue, a moral philosopher writing in the 1980s, was the first person to articulate a philosophical defense of global human rights.

Shird explores impact of Freddie Gray’s death

By VALERIE CHAVEZ | October 27, 2016

Baltimore native Kevin Shird discussed his recent book, Uprising in the City: Made in America at Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse on Saturday. The book explores the peaceful and violent protests in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray, one week after his April 2015 arrest.

File Photo Professor Macksey co-founded the HC to support the interdisciplinary interests at Hopkins.

The origins of the Hopkins Humanities Center

By ROLLIN HU | October 27, 2016

The Humanities Center (HC) was founded in 1966 under the guidance of Milton S. Eisenhower, then president of the University. Eisenhower’s goal was to promote the study of the humanities at Hopkins, which had been undermined by a significant shift in the University’s academic focus toward the study of the sciences.

COURTESY OF ALLY HARDEBECK Members of the Hopkins community gathered in the Mattin Center courtyard to celebrate 23 of the University’s most distinguished female affiliates.

Hopkins honors legacy of its notable women

By SARAH Y. KIM | October 20, 2016

In celebration of some of its most accomplished female affiliates, the University held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Women of Hopkins installation at the Mattin Center courtyard on Tuesday afternoon.

COURTESY OF DAVID SAVELIEV Mitsotakis urged college students to get more politically involved.

Potential next Greek PM talks debt crisis

By MEENA REDDY | October 20, 2016

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the political opposition in Greece, spoke on Friday about the country’s years-long debt crisis. Mitsotakis is the current president of the center-right New Democracy party, the second largest in parliament.

State's Attorney Mosby pushes for student activism in Baltimore

By JACOB TOOK | October 20, 2016

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby spoke about her fight for criminal justice reform and the future of activism in the city at the Interfaith Center on Thursday, Oct. 13. She specifically called upon the Hopkins community to bolster its efforts in advocating social change in Baltimore.

Masculinity Project combats gender norms

By KAREN WANG | October 20, 2016

The Masculinity Project hosted a discussion titled The Psychology of Masculinity and Sexuality on Monday, Oct. 18. The project, which was piloted this semester, is a collaboration between the Gender Equity Office and LGBTQ Life and aims to host events throughout the year, including film screenings and student-led discussions.

COURTESY OF ALLY HARDEBECK Hirsch explores the complex narrative history of Native Americans.

Prof. reimagines indigenous history

By ALLY HARDEBECK | October 20, 2016

Alex Hirsch, assistant political science professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, presented his paper, “Hope against Hope: Counter-actualization in William Apess’ Native American political thought” as part of the Fall 2016 Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Program in Racism, Immigration and Citizenship (RIC).

COURTESY OF JACOB TOOK J Street U advocated for a peaceful, two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

J Street U criticizes displacement of Palestinians in Susya

By JACOB TOOK | October 20, 2016

J Street U, a self-described “pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, pro-peace” organization, hosted “Stop the Demolition of Susya,” an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian village of Susya, that explored the greater context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

COURTESY OF EDA INCEKARA Professor Dorf criticized originalist interpretations of the Constitution.

Prof. assesses Scalia’s reading of the Constitution

By MORGAN OME | October 20, 2016

Professor Michael Dorf, the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at the Cornell University Law School gave a lecture titled “Does the Dead Constitution Have a Future?: Reflections on the Legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia” on Tuesday at 8 pm in Hodson Hall in an event hosted by The Academy at Johns Hopkins.

COURTESY OF DAVID SAVELIEV The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will return in 2023 with asteroid samples.

NASA experts report on asteroid mission

By PETER JI | October 20, 2016

Three experts working on OSIRIS-REx, a project to return asteroid samples to Earth, came to Mason Hall on Monday to speak about their mission objectives, the spacecraft’s capabilities and the technical problems they overcame.

Breaking Chains forms to fight sex trafficking

By KATHERINE LOGAN | October 20, 2016

The University’s first student-led anti-human trafficking organization was founded this fall. Senior Katerina Lescouflair established the new group, Breaking Chains, which focuses specifically on human sex trafficking.

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