Hopkins hires new Executive Director of Center for Social Concern

Misti McKeehen joined the University as the new Executive Director of the Center for Social Concern (CSC) in May 2018. As the Executive Director of the CSC, McKeehen will work with all CSC programs, including campaigns such as the President’s Day of Service and HopServe 50. She will also help oversee the student-run community service groups on campus.

New Vice Provost Farouk Dey aims to help students find their life purpose

Community members clean up Baltimore area

Repair the World: Baltimore hosted its annual Day to Unite at the Baltimore Community ToolBank on Sept. 16. Community members worked together on various environmental projects.

SGA finalizes questions for upcoming referendum

The Student Government Association (SGA) finalized questions for its upcoming referendum at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Members also passed a bill to provide funding for Hoptoberfest and introduced the five new senators appointed to the senior Class Council.

Famed architect to design civic discourse building

The University announced that distinguished architect Renzo Piano will design the headquarters of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute on Thursday, Sept. 20 in a press release. 

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease hits Hopkins

 The Student Health & Wellness Center (SHWC) has reported cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) over the past few weeks. HFMD is caused by a virus that can be spread through sneezing, coughing and close contact. On Sept. 7 SHWC posted a detailed description of the disease and preventative measures on their website. 

Hopkins raises cost and coverage of insurance

Over the summer, some students were surprised to see the premium for the University-provided insurance plan rise by 10.4 percent. The price of the 2018-19 plan increased to accommodate for greater coverage and reduced deductibles and out-of-pocket (OOP) costs. This follows a 4.5 percent price increase in 2017, which was due to increasing national healthcare costs. 

University gives librarian 10-day notice to leave U.S.

Tamsyn Mahoney-Steel, a former digital scholarship specialist at the Sheridan Libraries, returned to the United Kingdom on Sept. 4 after her temporary work visa expired. She had worked at the University for the past five years, and she intended to renew her visa this year. However, according to Mahoney-Steel, University officials failed to submit her application for renewal, fearing that it would be rejected under current immigration policy.

Student entrepreneurial space will open in Remington

FastForward U Homewood will host the grand opening of its innovation hub on Friday, Sept. 14. The space is dedicated to furthering student entrepreneurship across all nine Hopkins campuses.

New map highlights select businesses near campus

What’s Mapnin’, a University-focused marketing startup, released a new map of the Homewood Campus and surrounding neighborhoods on Tuesday, Aug. 28. 

SGA members call for end to JHU-ICE contract

The Student Government Association (SGA) addressed the University’s relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at their weekly meeting in Charles Commons on Tuesday at 7 p.m. They also discussed updates to their bylaws and general goals for SGA during the following academic year.

Exhibition highlights political and social unrest of the 1960s

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the year 1968, curators and archivists at the Sheridan Libraries held an exhibition called the Spirit of ’68. The exhibit displayed photographs, posters, pamphlets, magazines, film footage and archival documents which captured the political, cultural and social unrest of the years surrounding 1968. The event took place in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE) and lasted from May 29 to Sept 7. 

Activists seek to establish a new black arts district

Baltimore currently has three state-designated arts and entertainment districts: in Station North, Highlandtown and around the Bromo Tower. However, many community leaders and residents have advocated for the creation of a fourth arts district around Pennsylvania Avenue in West Baltimore that focuses on black art.  

Penn Station renovations focus on college students

City officials are planning to revitalize the area in front of Baltimore Penn Station. The planned development is led by the City government in conjunction with the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP), a community development nonprofit. It will include the creation of a student transportation hub, art installations and new green spaces. The development will take place toward the end of 2018.

New Dean of Student Life Smita Ruzicka will focus on inclusion, mental health

Smita Ruzicka joined the University as the new Dean of Student Life in August, filling a position that had been vacant for the past six months. Ruzicka is the first person to permanently hold the position since July 2017, when former Dean of Student Life Terry Martinez left to work at Hamilton College.

Speaker series explores the 2018 midterm elections

Five-term Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski and Senior Adviser to the Provost on International Affairs Julia Frifield gave the first talk in a Speaker Series on Wednesday on the upcoming midterm elections. 

Hopkins community opposes JHU-ICE partnership

In recent months, the Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s (ICE) mass deportation and detention of immigrants has sparked national controversy. Hopkins has been involved in a multi-million dollar contract with the agency since 2009. Many students, professors and alumni are criticizing the University’s partnership with the agency and are calling on the administration to sever ties.

Trump supporters attend annual rally in Washington, D.C.

The Mother Of All Rallies (MOAR), a grassroots movement in support of President Donald Trump, held its second annual rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. 

Hopkins rises from No. 11 to No. 10 in 2019 U.S. News college rankings

Hopkins is once again a top 10 national university, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report college rankings, which were released on Monday. The University is tied for 10th place with Northwestern University.