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July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

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Hopkins releases update on Roadmap to Diversity

In early 2016, the University released the Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion, a document detailing plans to help make Hopkins a more diverse campus. On Sunday, about two years after the Roadmap’s release, the University published a progress report on the Roadmap. 


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Several audience members interrupted the talk and were escorted out of the auditorium.

FAS shuts down İlker Başbuğ talk after protests

The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) hosted former head of the Turkish military İlker Başbuğ as its second event this semester on Tuesday. The talk was co-hosted by European Horizons and moderated by Lisel Hintz, assistant professor of International Relations and European Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). 


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Some students are wary of the possible consequences of the police force.

Students divided over proposed Hopkins police force

University President Ronald J. Daniels and Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Paul B. Rothman announced that Hopkins may create a private police department with the aim to increase public safety on and around its Baltimore campuses. They made the announcement in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.


SGA considers new election guidelines among other legislative measures

The Student Government Association (SGA) addressed an appeal from the Korean American Students Association (KASA), who applied to be recognized as an official student group, in their weekly meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. They also discussed updated guidelines for the upcoming SGA elections from the Committee on Student Elections (CSE). 




Peabody Conservatory recently hired seven musicians for their Jazz Studies program, which was created in 2001.

Peabody Conservatory relaunches jazz program

Peabody Conservatory recently announced that seven new musicians would join their Jazz Studies faculty. The program welcomed Director Sean Jones in January several months after the resignation of the former Founding Director Gary Thomas.






Hopkins releases report on student mental health

Nine months after its draft recommendations were released, the Task Force on Student Mental Health and Well-being published its final report on Thursday detailing specific ways that the University can improve mental health on campus. The Task Force was compsed of students, faculty and staff from all nine divisions.  




Christian symposium explores faith in STEM

The second annual Symposium on Christian Faith, Reason, and Vocation took place on Saturday, Feb. 17. The symposium was hosted by the University’s 8:32 Society along with the Hopkins Dialectic journal, the Public Health Christian Fellowship, the Graduate Christian Fellowship and the Thomistic Institute. 


Candidates gear up for 2018 Md. elections

Only four months remain until the primary elections for Maryland’s gubernatorial race. Seven Democrats have announced their candidacy for governor and plan to run against Republican Governor Larry Hogan, who is expected to seek re-election. 


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Two former U.S. ambassadors discussed their opposing views on Putin and U.S.-Russia foreign policy.

Former U.S. ambassadors share thoughts on Putin

European Horizons and the John Quincy Adams Society, two student groups promoting discussions about foreign policy, hosted a debate alongside the International Studies department called “Dealing with Putin’s Russia: Challenges and Opportunities” on Feb. 15.


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HelWell diagnosed almost twice as many cases of the flu this year in comparison to last year.

Homewood Campus sees increase in cases of influenza virus

In the past few months, more Hopkins students have fallen ill with the flu than in recent years. The Health and Wellness Center (HelWell) reports that it has diagnosed 107 cases of the flu since November. Last school year, between November and February, HelWell diagnosed 57 cases. 


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The Metro has a stop near the School of Medicine in East Baltimore.

Baltimore Metro closes for emergency repairs

The Baltimore Metro SubwayLink (Metro) has been closed since Feb. 11 due to emergency repairs and will likely remain closed until March 11. The shutdown took place with less than 24 hours of notice to commuters. 


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