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SAIS faculty discuss Great Power politics in panel

By SABRINA ABRAMS
October 3, 2019

Faculty members of the School of American Studies (SAIS) came to speak on the Homewood Campus on Wednesday. Robert Work, a ‘93 SAIS alum and the former deputy secretary of defense, and Richard Fontaine, a ‘02 SAIS alum and the CEO of the Center for ...

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How will SNF Agora reach Baltimore community?

By CHRIS PARK | October 8, 2019

Two weeks ago, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute unveiled plans for the construction of a building to house the Institute. The planned construction start date is fall 2020, with estimated completion by summer 2022. 

Hopkins will convert Blackstone into hotel next year

By WILL EDMONDS | October 3, 2019

The University announced plans to build a hotel on the current site of the Blackstone apartments on Wednesday. The hotel will be called The Study at Johns Hopkins, and be operated by Study Hotels, a brand that runs luxury hotels on or near three other East Coast university campuses.

COURTESY OF SARAH Y. KIM Students reacted to the University’s new plans to build a hotel where the Blackstone is currently located.
EDA INCEKARA/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR SGA welcomes new Senior Class Senator and Freshman Class Council.

SGA holds third meeting, talks SAC and town hall

By EMILY MORRIS | October 3, 2019

The Student Government Association (SGA) held their third meeting of the semester this Tuesday. Members discussed both a bill intended to clarify guidelines for SGA’s funding board, the Student Activities Commission (SAC), as well as the concept of an undergraduate town hall.

First DivestFest brings together local activists

By MICHELLE LIMPE and JULIA CHOE | October 3, 2019

Refuel Our Future, an environmental activist group on campus, hosted its inaugural DivestFest on the Beach this Friday. Organizers called on the University to fully divest from its holdings in fossil fuels, which Refuel Our Future has prioritized as their primary goal. The event featured local climate groups, food, games and music and coincided with the final day of the nationwide “Week for Future and Climate Justice” movement.

NEHA SANGANA/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Refuel Our Future hosted its inaugural DivestFest on the Beach this Friday to celebrate wins within the fossil fuel divestment movement.
COURTESY OF STEPHANIE LEE For months, students called for the University to end its contracts with ICE.

University explains the end of contracts with ICE

By WILL EDMONDS | October 23, 2019

The Hopkins School of Medicine confirmed on Sept. 18 that it would be ending its controversial training contract with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This contract was held through the Center for Law Enforcement Medicine. However, at the time, some students questioned the accuracy and implications of this announcement.

EDA INCEKARA/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR SGA welcomes new Senior Class Senator and Freshman Class Council.

New SGA representatives discuss future initiatives

By RYAN AGHAMOHAMMADI | October 3, 2019

The Committee on Student Elections announced the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senior Class Senator Special Election and Freshman Class Council elections on Thursday, Sept. 26. According to SGA Executive President Aspen Williams, the Freshman Class Council elections saw a record number of candidates.

Pulitzer-winning historian examines rise of populism

By KAREN WANG | September 26, 2019

Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum presented a talk titled “International Nationalism: The European Far-Right and the American Alt-Right” on Wednesday. The lecture was part of the Program in International Studies’ Aronson Center Speaker Series and focused on the history and evolution of far-right movements. 

COURTESY OF KAREN WANG Anne Applebaum compared nationalist movements in Europe to those in America.
Neha Sangana/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Watts discussed moves to engage women in the fight against gun violence.

MSE brings gun control activist to Homewood

By EMILY MORRIS | September 26, 2019

The Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium hosted Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (Moms Demand Action), as the first speaker in their Butterfly Effect series on Wednesday, Sept. 25. 

North American scholars discuss trade agreements

By SABRINA ABRAMS and YI WU | September 26, 2019

Francisco González and Christopher Sands gave a lecture on the Homewood Campus focused on the history and present state of the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada. González is an associate professor of International Political Economy and Latin American Politics, and Sands is a senior research professor and director of the Center for Canadian Studies, both at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event was sponsored by the University’s International Studies Program. 

 COURTESY OF YI WU The USMCA trade agreement will likely replace the NAFTA agreement.
COURTESY OF CLAIRE GOUDREAU SCAC hopes that the new student center will be a place all students can make use of.

Is student input shaping design of student center?

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | September 26, 2019

Last spring, University President Ronald J. Daniels announced plans to construct a student center in the Mattin Center’s current location. Although many students were hopeful that such a building would encourage students to prioritize non-academic aspects of their lives, others expressed concerns regarding the loss of Mattin, which serves as a home for the visual and performing arts on campus and hosts the Swirnow Theater. 

Psych prof discusses social media and politics

By MAHASHWETA GAYEN | September 29, 2019

Molly Crockett, an assistant professor of psychology at Yale University, spoke about her ongoing research surrounding the role social media plays in people’s experiences with moral outrage. The event was hosted on Monday by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute, an academic and public forum that seeks to strengthen democracy through informed discourse and civic engagement.

How did Latin American studies at Hopkins start?

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | September 26, 2019

The Portuguese Program’s Fall 2019 Speaker Series hosted its first lecture, “Professor AJR Russell-Wood and the Study of History,” on Monday in Hodson Hall. Dr. Franklin Knight, who taught at the University for more than 45 years, gave a talk about the life and work of his colleague, AJR Russell-Wood.

EDA INCEKARA/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR AJR Russell-Wood founded the Program in Latin American Studies.