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East Berliners scale the Berlin Wall at night

Q+A

The accidental fall of the Berlin Wall

Published Nov 5, 2019

When the Berlin Wall opened 30 years ago, it created a fracture in the Iron Curtain and safe passage out of Soviet territory

Q+A

Shakespeare and political theater

Published Oct 21, 2019

SAIS Dean Eliot Cohen discusses the Bard's works and what they reveal about our political leaders and the drama unfolding in the nation's capital

Illustration of a notebook with SAIS celebration doodles

A culmination and a beginning

Published Summer 2019

Johns Hopkins SAIS celebrates its 75th anniversary / Johns Hopkins Magazine

SAIS Dean Vali Nasr to step down

Published June 14, 2019

Foreign policy scholar, who joined SAIS in 2012, plans to devote more time to external engagement; Eliot A. Cohen appointed dean through June 2021

RESEARCH FUNDING

33 early-career faculty members receive Catalyst Awards

Published June 6, 2019

Honorees representing 26 academic departments receive $75K each to support their work

Foreign language

Fellowship fosters cross-divisional exchange

Published May 9, 2019

Graduating senior Eli Levine, who studied Persian at SAIS, was among the first students to participate in the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Sustainability

University makes a major commitment to solar power

Published April 22, 2019

Through agreement with Constellation, Hopkins will meet roughly two-thirds of its overall energy needs with solar power—the largest commitment to solar energy in Maryland