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K-12 education
Johns Hopkins education research boosts middle school civics bee
Published Oct 24, 2025
Backed by research from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, the National Civics Bee is building civic engagement among the next generation of Americans
Education
The homeschool trend
Published Fall 2025
With homeschooling on the rise, Angela R. Watson, director of the Homeschool Research Lab at Johns Hopkins, discusses her pioneering research / Johns Hopkins Magazine
History
Fallout: Eighty years later
Published Fall 2025 Video
The story of the atomic bomb is more complex than most Americans have been taught / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Politics+Society
Democracy thrives with communication, connection
Published Oct 21, 2025
Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared humanity is the key to finding common ground in a divisive time
Impact Maryland
Hopkins leaders strike hopeful notes for region's future
Published Oct 15, 2025
Event brings together leaders to discuss a range of issues, including federal funding cuts, Baltimore's start-up ecosystem, challenges faced by health systems, and more
Film
Documentary explores how dialogue can bridge divides
Published Oct 10, 2025
SNF Agora Institute will host director Nicholas Ma on Oct. 14 for a free screening of his film 'Leap of Faith,' which follows 12 Christian leaders
3 Questions
The Fed's historic independence
Published Sept 16, 2025
Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy
Voices
Experts to debate legacy of U.S. COVID-19 response
Published Sept 12, 2025
Second debate in the Hopkins Forum series will be held on Sept. 17 with Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, and Mike Varshavski
Politics+Society
Program brings range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Sept 9, 2025
Projects co-led by scholars from JHU, the American Enterprise Institute earn support via program designed to enhance collaboration, deepen insights, promote intellectual pluralism
In memoriam
Pioneering international relations scholar I. William Zartman dies at 93
Published Aug 12, 2025
Zartman, a leading negotiation and conflict resolution specialist, spent decades on the SAIS faculty, including as director of its African Studies and Conflict Management programs
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