On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute (AGHI) and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Hopkins co-hosted an online panel discussion titled “Academic Freedom and the First Amendment.” The event is the first in the AGHI’s Conflict in the Middle East: Contexts and Ramifications series.
On Wednesday March 5, a federal judge issued a nationwide temporary injunction against the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) plan to reduce reimbursement for grant-related costs at universities and research institutions nationwide. The preliminary injunction supersedes a temporary restraining order that was issued on Feb. 10.
On Sunday, Feb. 23, the Student Government Association (SGA) Judiciary granted a Writ of Certiorari for a petition filed by former Senator Jackson Morris against SGA. In the petition, Morris called for the judiciary to consider whether current SGA practices constitute a violation of SGA’s constitution and the Bylaws of the Senate, specifically regarding the availability of SGA minutes, meetings and proceedings to the public.
On Tuesday, March 4, President Ronald J. Daniels sent out an email titled “Our bond at a moment of challenge,” addressing the University’s commitment to research and its response to recent executive orders affecting federal funding.
On Tuesday, Feb. 19 the East Asian Studies Department hosted an event titled “Comparative History Matters: Health Insurance, Medicine, and Ideology in China and Taiwan” as a part of their Spring 2025 Speaker Series.
On Feb. 21, 2025, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the “Legacy and Progress” event, showcasing an alumni panel and a museum exhibition with stories and photographs dating back to BSU’s founding in 1968. Held in the Gilman Atrium, the event’s museum exhibition featured old photographs of BSU throughout the decades, Black performance advertisements, protest signs and yearbooks.
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Johns Hopkins University Police Accountability Board hosted their second meeting of the spring semester to discuss policies and logistics of the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD)
On Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, the Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs announced that the Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism would visit ten universities, including Hopkins, to assess reports of antisemitic incidents and determine potential further action.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for their weekly meeting.
On Feb. 14, the University welcomed 242 students to the Class of 2029 through Early Decision II (ED II). The first rounds of Early Decision — Early Decision I (ED I) and QuestBridge admissions — were released in December, admitting 551 students to the University. The numbers are consistent with data from last year’s early decision admissions cycle.
On Feb. 21, 2025, members of the Hopkins Justice Collective (HJC) gathered outside of Gilman Hall at Keyser Quad to protest against President Donald J. Trump’s claim that the “U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip” and the University’s decline to divest its endowment from companies that have ties to Israel.
The University is mourning the loss of Joey (Dung) Nguyen, who passed away last week. He was a junior studying International Studies at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Judge Victoria Pratt headlined the first Hopkins Lecture Series event of the spring semester, focusing on criminal justice reform in the 21st century. The event was held in Shriver Hall. As Chief Judge of the Newark Municipal Court in Newark, New Jersey, Pratt also presides over Newark Community Solutions, an alternative sentencing program providing an alternative to jail and fines for low-level offenders. She has advocated for criminal justice reform across the United States and abroad, and has given a TED talk, guest lectures and keynote addresses on the matter.
In Dec. 2024, the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) released its 2023 annual report, overviewing all received complaints and actions taken related to discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct, as well as requests for disability or religious related accommodations. The report reflected a general rise in reporting from 2022 and provided information on the outcome of cases.
Along with coffee and zero-calorie energy drinks, tea has now become a cherished beverage on campus. The Tea Club — founded in 2023 by Mengbo “Ben” Guan and Menghan “Rex” Jiang — attracts tea aficionados and beginners alike. More than hosting a scheduled time and place to sample different teas, Tea Club aims to foster connections among students from all Hopkins campuses united by a shared appreciation for advanced tea culture.
The Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Tuesday, Feb. 18 for its weekly meeting.
On Wednesday, Feb.12, Hop Talks invited the Hopkins community to a seminar-style discussion titled “Hop Talks: Affirmative Action Impact at Johns Hopkins.” The focal topic of the event was how the recent Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action and race-conscious admissions have altered the demographics of the University’s first-year class.
On Jan. 20, President Donald J. Trump issued two executive orders: “Initial Recessions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” and “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” Respectively, these orders revoked Biden-era protections for racial, gender, and sexual-orientation equity and terminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government.
On Feb. 10, the University shared plans to replace the Alumni Residence Memorial (AMR) I and the Hopkins Café dining hall, with construction expected to begin in the summer of 2026 and be completed by 2028. The plans were announced 10 days in advance of the University’s meeting with the Baltimore Urban Design and Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) on Feb. 20 .
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism hosted a panel "From the Borderlands to Baltimore: Meeting the Challenges for Refugees Today" in conjunction with the Center for Social Concern and the Program in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. A reception was held following the panel to celebrate the launch of the new Critical Diaspora Studies undergraduate major offered by the Chloe Center.
