The Student Government Association (SGA) finalized three central discussion topics for its upcoming dinner with University President Ronald J. Daniels during their weekly meeting on Tuesday. Members also discussed ways to improve the Hopkins experience for students who belong to the First-Generation, Limited-Income (FLI) community.
Carlos P. Hipolito-Delgado, an associate professor in Counseling at the University of Colorado Denver, gave a virtual talk about identity labels. The Johns Hopkins Latino Alliance hosted the interactive discussion to address questions on how to properly refer to people of Latin American origin.
Ananya Roy gave the keynote address of the two-day workshop “(anti)Blackness in the American Metropolis” on Friday, Nov. 2 at Red Emma’s Bookstore. Workshop organizers aimed to bring together activists and scholars from different disciplines to discuss issues such as transportation, health, housing, finance and the environment.
Baltimore Ceasefire 365, a movement that aims to decrease Baltimore’s homicide rate, hosted a workshop titled “Beyond 911: Exploring Anti-Racist Routes to Community Safety” on Sunday at the 29th Street Community Center. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), a national organization that works to promote racial justice and end white supremacy, co-hosted the workshop.
The Inter-Asian Council (IAC) hosted a discussion about Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) politics on Thursday, Nov. 1. Undergraduate students attended the open conversation and discussed AAPI identity and representation.
Yale Law School professor and former Legal Adviser to the State Department Harold Hongju Koh discussed his new book, Trump and International Law at Barnes & Noble on Sunday.
Sabrina Jalees, a Canadian-Pakistani comedian, speaker and writer, performed a stand-up routine at Hodson Hall on Friday, Nov. 2. The Offices of the Dean of Student Life, LGBTQ Life and Multicultural Affairs (OMA) co-sponsored the event, titled Sabrina Jalees Speaks.
Former Hopkins Vice President Ross Jones discussed his biography, Elisabeth Gilman: Crusader for Justice, on Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Evergreen Museum. Twelve years in the making, he explained, the biography reveals the forgotten life of a selfless woman.
Several well-known agricultural, public health and bioethics researchers attended the Choose Food Symposium this week. The symposium was an initiative of the Global Food Ethics and Policy Program of the Bloomberg School of Public Health and Berman Institute of Bioethics. It intended to explore various ethics concerns within the fields of food and agriculture.
The 21st Century Cities Initiative (21CC), a University program which aims to improve equity in urban areas, hosted a workshop featuring Ira Katznelson, a writer and professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University.
Given the national attention surrounding the animal rights abuses committed by winter apparel company Canada Goose, Compassion, Awareness, and Responsible Eating (CARE) hosted an event on Friday to raise awareness about ethical consumption.
Eleven people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. In the wake of the shooting, Hopkins and Baltimore community members gathered to grieve for the Jewish community and those affected by the violence.
Brazil elected its new president, Jair Bolsonaro, on Sunday. Bolsonaro has been widely criticized for statements that many consider to be homophobic, racist and misogynistic. He defeated the Workers’ Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, who was backed by Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. da Silva dropped out of the race following his 12-year sentence on corruption charges.
The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the third annual Well-Fest on Friday in Levering Courtyard. Well-Fest aimed to raise awareness of mental and physical health resources available to students.
The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences organized several events to mark the 200-year anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
The Hopkins Alumni Association hosted its ninth annual Seniors & Young Alumni Leadership Symposium at Camden Yards on Saturday. More than 40 young alumni gathered to share their post-graduation experiences with a group of about 90 seniors before they enter the workforce.
Following the University’s announcement that it would seek community input on its proposed private police force, members of the Hopkins and Baltimore communities attended an event called The Challenges of 21st Century Policing on Monday. It featured a panel of experts and was the first of three events intending to promote discussion on campus security. However, many felt that the format of the event did not allow enough opportunities to engage with the panelists.
Alexander E. Hooke, a professor of Philosophy at Stevenson University, discussed his recently released book, The Twilight Zone and Philosophy, at Barnes & Noble on Saturday.
Actress and comedian Jessica Williams addressed a packed auditorium in Hodson Hall on Friday as a part of the Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium speaker series.
