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April 28, 2024

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Huang emphasized the importance of building ties in the workplace.

Huang talks social change in the workplace

Chieh Huang, a Hopkins alum and the founder of online wholesale retailer Boxed, spoke about how better work policies seed social change, on Thursday in Hackerman Hall. The Inter-Asian Council (IAC) sponsored the event.



 Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak on Nov. 17.

You'll need tickets to see Bernie Sanders at MSE

In preparation for Senator Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) arrival at Hopkins on Nov. 17, the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) and the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) announced that attendees must reserve the free tickets in advance. Students, faculty, staff and the general public will to be able to reserve tickets this Sunday Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.





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Ford answered students’ questions about politics and his career.

Amb. Ford talks Middle East stability

Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Hopkins alumnus Robert Ford lectured on the impact of climate change on stability in the Middle East last Friday, Oct. 28. He also explored U.S. foreign policy in Syria and shared his experience working in high levels of government.


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The University held an open forum to evaluate the Vision 2020 Report.

Gender equity: where do we stand?

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Committee on the Status of Women hosted “Where We Stand: Women at Hopkins,” an open forum where participants reflected on the 10-year anniversary of the Vision 2020 Report.


WSE Dean answers questions at town hall

Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) Dean Ed Schlesinger, led a sparsely attended town hall meeting for WSE undergraduates on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Roughly 15 students attended the event, and there was only one woman. During the town hall, students were able to share their perspective on current initiatives and express their concerns.


Weiss stresses value of liberal arts education

President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and University alumnus Daniel Weiss delivered a public lecture about the importance of a liberal arts education titled “Higher Education in a Time of Change: Reflections on Missions, Markets, and Values,” on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Mudd Hall.





Día de los Muertos caps off Latinx Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month, an annual celebration hosted by the Organización Latina Estudiantil (OLÉ) at Hopkins to educate the school community about Latin American culture, came to a close after a month of activities that began on Sept. 30, with a celebration of Día de los Muertos last Friday at the Glass Pavilion.



Betting on the businessman: Trump’s bad deals in Atlantic City

Donald Trump has marketed himself as the business-savvy candidate throughout his brief political career. Many of his supporters cling to the belief that he possesses the business experience — and not the career politics — needed to rejuvenate the American economy. In the second GOP debate, Trump used his opening remarks to introduce himself as a financially successful candidate.


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Student groups have encouraged the Hopkins community to vote.

Inter-Asian Council encourages Hopkins community to vote

Only 38 percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 voted in the 2012 election according to the Campus Vote Project, the least out of all age demographics. In fact, almost 1.7 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 were not even registered to vote. The low voter turnout among young adults can be partially attributed to students either being unaware of the requirements of the process or apathy.


Meet this year’s third-party presidential candidates

As the 2016 U.S. presidential election inches closer, the media’s perception and public consciousness of the elections have largely been dominated by the two figures, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump. Even in the wider legislative and congressional spheres, U.S. politics are largely dominated by a duopoly of these two major powerhouse parties.



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