The Hopkins Postdoctoral Researchers Organizing Committee (Hopkins-PRO) hosted a union launch picnic at Wyman Park Dell on Saturday, August 31. The event, which took place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., marked a significant achievement for the group in its ongoing efforts to go public and establish an official postdoctoral union at the University.
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.
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.
On June 13, the University announced the establishment of the Ethan M. Posner Fellowship, created in honor of Ethan Posner, an undergraduate Biophysics major with a passion for research and community involvement, who passed away in March from a brief illness.
The News-Letter has been providing live coverage of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. This is a continued live update thread beginning on May 5, 2024.
The News-Letter has been providing live coverage of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. This is a continued live update thread beginning on May 1, 2024.
LIVE UPDATES: Hopkins students and affiliates have established a “Palestine Solidarity Encampment” on the Homewood Campus to protest the University’s financial and academic contributions to what they describe as the ongoing Palestinian genocide.
Hopkins students and community members voiced their support for the people of Gaza and demand that the University divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government on Wednesday, April 24.
Though many students said LEED was doing well with duties like event forms and approval of events on CampusGroups, nearly a quarter of respondents said the office does not complete any of its duties well. The biggest complaint, shared by almost half of all respondents, was that LEED lacks effective communication.
The exhibition "Revolution in Our Lifetime": The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968–1973, was unveiled at The Peale, Baltimore’s Community Museum, on Friday, April 12. The exhibit will be available until May 26. Curated by Hopkins and Morgan State University students, the exhibit features many primary sources, including never-before-seen material that provides insights into the Black Panther Party's Baltimore Chapter and political organizing during the period.
The Office of Sustainability hosted the second annual Hopkins Earth Fest this past Friday, April 19 on Keyser Quad. Despite the rain, dozens of students gathered to celebrate. Stands for food, refreshments and other activities were located around the quad.
The 112th Student Government Association (SGA) met for its first meeting on April 23.
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.
The Tutorial Project is a Center for Social Concern program that pairs Baltimore school children with Hopkins students to provide tailored academic support in reading and mathematics. Sam Suh, an organizer at the Tutorial Project, clarified the organization's goal in an interview with The News-Letter.
Historically, Hopkins has maintained a complex relationship with owning land and property in Baltimore. Behind the University’s impressive track record of properties are decades of redlining, gentrification and forced displacement. Baltimore has an enduring history of structural racism, uneven economic development, and displacement and disinvestment in Black neighborhoods — Hopkins has played a central role in all of the above practices.
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.
Samuel Koyfman is a senior studying Applied Math & Statistics and Computer Science. In an interview with The News-Letter, Koyfman described his interest in quantitative trading, music and languages, as well as his experience working as a Quantitative Trading Strategist on the One Delta Trading Strats team.
The Johns Hopkins Club building, located behind Gilman Hall near Decker Garden, was founded in 1899. It was originally created to foster a more engaged social environment and tighter community for Johns Hopkins Club members, which include Hopkins faculty, alumni and graduate students.
Epidemic Proportions, the University’s undergraduate public health journal, hosted their 20th anniversary celebration this Friday, April 5. The journal has highlighted student engagement and undergraduate voices in public health for the past two decades. The organization was founded in 2004 to give students a chance to share their experiences with public health through articles, including opinion pieces, editorials and features.
