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Greg Asbed (center), Lucas Benitez (left), and Laura Germino walk in a field with rows of fruit trees in the background

2017 MacArthur Fellows

Hopkins alum wins MacArthur genius grant

Published Oct 16, 2017

Greg Asbed (center), a human rights strategist who earned a master's degree with a concentration in social change and development from JHU's School of Advanced International Studies in 1990, was one of 24 people to be named a 2017 MacArthur Fellow. The award, often referred to as the genius grant, is given annually by the MacArthur Foundation to individuals who have "shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction."

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MSE Symposium

Women's March leaders talk activism, criticism

Published Oct 16, 2017

Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, Linda Sarsour, and Bob Bland visit Johns Hopkins as part of the MSE Symposium

Petraeus gestures and looks at Nasr, who listens with a hand on his chin

Foreign policy

Lessons learned on and off the battlefield

Published Oct 16, 2017

David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who commanded coalition forces during the military surge in Iraq, speaks at SAIS

Four panelists pose for photo in front of multicolored backdrop

Reflecting on Charlottesville

Published Oct 16, 2017

Hopkins hosts Virginia faith leader for discussion of contentious August rallies and their aftermath, free speech, and the politics of disempowerment

JHU Press offers 280-page report 'Reducing Gun Violence in America' for free download

Oct 16, 2017

Baltimore needs better financing system to help small businesses grow, flourish in city, report says

Oct 16, 2017

Reporters have duty to 'get you answers you need' from the president, April Ryan says

Oct 16, 2017

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Commentary

Trump's 'strategic blunder' on Iran

Published Oct 16, 2017

SAIS Dean Vali Nasr says decertifying nuclear deal is mistake that will define president's foreign policy legacy

Young child colors on sidewalk with chalk

Understanding childhood resilience

Published Oct 16, 2017

In study of Hispanic children, researchers find those in immigrant families experience less trauma than U.S.-native born counterparts / Hopkins Medicine

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Careers

Hopkins Women Moving Forward

Published Oct 16, 2017

Three successful Johns Hopkins alumnae share career experiences, wisdom

'Reducing Gun Violence in America' available for free download

Published Oct 16, 2017

280-page report, recommendations authored by experts from Bloomberg School of Public Health

Petraeus gestures and looks at Nasr, who listens with a hand on his chin

Foreign policy

Lessons learned on and off the battlefield

Published Oct 16, 2017

David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who commanded coalition forces during the military surge in Iraq, speaks at SAIS

Four panelists pose for photo in front of multicolored backdrop

Reflecting on Charlottesville

Published Oct 16, 2017

Hopkins hosts Virginia faith leader for discussion of contentious August rallies and their aftermath, free speech, and the politics of disempowerment

Blur of headlights as cars move past tall downtown buildings

21st Century Cities

How Baltimore can help businesses prosper

Published Oct 16, 2017

New report from 21st Century Cities Initiative examines how funding in Baltimore affects small businesses, economic growth

A woman holds a flashcard from a spiral bound notebook depicting a mother feeding a child, while in the foreground, a woman holds her sleeping baby

Nurturing 'Family Spirit'

Published Oct 16, 2017

Home-visit program launched by Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health strengthens bonds in tribal communities

Grid of headshots of MSE lineup

MSE Symposium

50th anniversary lineup revealed

Published Oct 16, 2017

John Kasich, Joy Ann Reid, Hasan Minhaj, leaders of the Women's March will visit JHU for student-run speaker series

Fredi Lajvardi (left, in mustard yellow vest) and Oscar Vazquez on stage

'Spare Parts' subjects deliver topical keynote

Published Oct 16, 2017

Oscar Vazquez and Fredi Lajvardi, whose stories are featured in 2014 book, discuss DACA, immigration, activism

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