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January 11, 2026
January 11, 2026 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

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Provost leads panel on Selma, Civil Rights

The University organized a private student screening of the film Selma, which was followed by a discussion panel with Provost Robert C. Lieberman, at The Charles Theatre on Wednesday. The panel also featured history professor Nathan Connolly, who is co-director of the Program on Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch.


Students stimulated by female orgasm talk

Students discussed sexual stigmas at “I Heart Female Orgasm,” an event held Tuesday in Maryland Hall by the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP), the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) and Hopkins Dining as part of the University’s Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week.


Ex-CIA spook Devine kicks off FAS

Jack Devine, former acting director and associate director of foreign operations at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), opened the 2015 Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) “Chaos / Catalyst / Clarity” series Wednesday night.  Devine discussed his career, contemporary geopolitical issues and his autobiography Good Hunting! A Spymaster’s Story,  published in June.


High schoolers practice diplomacy at JHUMUNC

Students hosted the 18th annual Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference (JHUMUNC) at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel from Feb. 5-8. Around 1,500 high school delegates and 200 advisors from nearly 100 high schools from across the U.S. gathered at the hotel to hold seven committee sessions.


Security, Housing host cookie decorating event

The Off-Campus Housing Office and Campus Security offered free cookies and advice on finding off-campus housing at the Love Thy Neighbor cookie-decorating party in the Charles Commons Multi-Purpose Room on Wednesday.


Charlie Hebdo panel provokes discussion

A panel of experts discussed the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks at a talk co-hosted by The Foreign Affairs Symposium, the Department of Political Science and the Islamic Studies Program on Friday evening.



Professors encourage new teaching methods

Three professors discussed ongoing efforts to innovate in the classroom on Monday at the DigIT Innovation Talks event hosted by the University’s Digital Initiatives program, which seeks to increase school digitization and the use of technology to enhance academics.


Campus Kitchen gives leftovers to hungry

The Campus Kitchen chapter at Hopkins seeks to alleviate local hunger through its partnership with Bon Appétit Management Company, donating leftover food from campus dining facilities to Baltimoreans in need.


Porter explores issues in criminal justice

Filmmaker, lawyer and social activist Dawn Porter spoke to students about public defenders and racism in the American criminal justice system as the keynote speaker for the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Black History Month event series on Tuesday.



Course covers chemistry in real life

From analyzing the organic chemistry of something as simple as bread, to explaining the forensic chemistry of cultural heritage objects, Chemistry for Connoisseurs — a new seminar-style chemistry course taught by Professor John Tovar — exposes freshmen and sophomores to real-world applications of organic chemistry and teaches them about scientific communication.





Hopkins opens BA/MA program in Barcelona

Hopkins is partnering with Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), a university in Barcelona, to offer a five-year BA/MA program in World History to eligible students currently majoring in International Studies or History, who also speak Spanish.




Six months in, freshman class is finding its way

CollegeChoice, an online college information resource, ranked Hopkins freshmen as the 20th happiest freshman class in its list of the 50 Colleges and Universities with the Happiest Freshmen, which was calculated using only freshman retention rates.


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