In honor of U.S. diplomat and political scientist Henry Kissinger, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has launched the new Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs. The University has received a combined donation of more than $50 million, with funding efforts spearheaded by former New York City mayor and University alum Michael Bloomberg, Kissinger’s long-time friend.
Julia Mitchner, class of 1981, was one of the 2,000 volunteers at Project Homeless Connect, which provides free services to the homeless.
Each summer, Hopkins archaeology students travel overseas to gain hands-on experience at excavation sites.
Voter registration drives targeting college students and underrepresented minorities (URM) have been taking place on campus in the final weeks of the election season.
The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) released its 2016 speaker lineup on Sunday night, featuring U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Nov. 17.
The University’s annual Young Alumni Weekend (YAW) drew over 3,000 alumni back to campus for events taking place from Friday, Sept. 30 to Saturday, Oct. 1.
Rahul Kanakia, a graduate from the University’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program, introduced his critically acclaimed debut novel, Enter Title Here, at Barnes & Noble on Tuesday night.
Author and social activist Jamie Longazel spoke about his recent publication, Undocumented Fears, which tackles race relations and xenophobia in modern America, at Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse on Thursday, Sept. 29.
A discussion on “The Democratization of Social Impact” took place at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) on Thursday, Sept. 29. The event featured Suzy Sosa, the co-founder of Verb. Verb is a non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs around the world connect with each other to cause positive social impact.
The Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (WGS) hosted a talk titled “Can Mathematical Proof Inform Queer Epistemology?” in Gilman Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The event featured Emily Riehl, an assistant professor in the department of mathematics.
Hopkins students choose to study abroad in dozens of different countries. The News-Letter asked three students to share their experiences and the lessons they’ve learned while overseas.
The general election’s vice presidential debate viewing party was hosted by the Hopkins College Democrats, College Republicans, IDEAL and JHUnions on Tuesday evening at Nolan’s.
The Humanities Center hosted a discussion titled “A moral duty to protect your own privacy in the era of Big Data?” in Gilman Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29. The panel is the final event in a series of three seminars led by Anita LaFrance Allen, a Henry R. Silverman professor of law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Hopkins has a diverse student body, with 14 percent of international students from 61 different countries at the undergraduate level. In all, there are a total of 2,600 international students across the University’s five campuses.
The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) released its 2016 speaker lineup on Sunday night, featuring U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Nov. 17.
The Habitat for Humanity Club at Hopkins hosted a panel from the Baltimore Area Faces of Homelessness Speakers Bureau at Gilman Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
Professor Peter K. Haff discussed the impact of humanity on climate change in Hodson Hall on Sept. 22 as part of the Critical Climate Thinking Lecture Series, hosted by The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute. Haff is a Professor Emeritus at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. His talk was titled ‘Do humans cause climate change? The Earth’s perspective.’
The JHU Forums on Race in America presented a panel on “The Next 50 Years: Black Power’s Afterlife and the Struggle for Social Justice,” Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Shriver Hall.
Oral historian and author Alan Wieder delivered a talk, “Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, But Mostly Conversation” at Red Emma’s Bookstore and Coffeehouse on Thursday, Sept. 22nd.
The annual Baltimore Book Festival took place at the Inner Harbor this weekend from Sept. 23 to Sept. 25.
