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Students stand in front of a Hopkins Votes banner on a shuttle van
Election 2024
JHU recognized for engaging student voters
Published Nov 21, 2024
National coalition counts Hopkins among schools 'setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country'
Two college students hold up a frame around their faces that looks like a Instagram post. The frame reads
Election 2024
'There are young people that care about the issues on the ballot'
Published Sept 19, 2024
Hopkins students registered to vote and requested absentee ballots at Tuesday's National Voter Registration Day celebration, hosted by Hopkins Votes
Students gather in front of a big-screen TV to watch the presidential debate on Sept. 10
Election 2024
Debate watch party
Published Sept 11, 2024
About 60 students gathered on the Homewood campus Tuesday night to watch the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump
Bmore Community Food founder J.C. Faulk speaks to a student.
Community
An equation for success
Published April 17, 2023
Hopkins students develop tools to help a Baltimore food distribution operation meet the needs of more people in the city
Three students pose for a photo, one holding a star and U.S.-flag-themed mustache prop, another with a Go Vote pennant, the third with a Hopkins Votes sign
Hopkins Votes
Registered and ready
Published Oct 19, 2022
At absentee ballot party co-hosted by Center for Social Concern and Hopkins Votes, students get help navigating the voting process
Student volunteers at M&T Bank Stadium
Community
Pitching in to vaccinate Maryland
Published June 8, 2021
After the mass vaccination site at the stadium closes, the Vaccine Volunteer Project will continue at Morgan State, the Village Learning Place
Hopkins Votes stickers
Hopkins Votes
JHU named Voter Friendly Campus
Published March 15, 2021
Hopkins is among 231 universities to receive the designation from a national coalition that measures voting accessibility at schools and universities across the nation
Students vote at Johns Hopkins Absentee Ballot Party
#HopkinsVotes
Students get registered, ready for 2020 elections
Published Feb 17, 2020
Hundreds of students get guidance on how to register, how to submit absentee ballots at event hosted by Center for Social Concern
Interactive Voting Booth on Hopkins Campus
#HopkinsVotes
Big jump in student voter turnout
Published Nov 14, 2019
The voting rate among students was 44.8% in 2018, up from 14.4% for the 2014 midterms
Volunteers work during President's Day of Service
President's Day of Service
Service at scale
Published Sept 23, 2019
More than 800 Hopkins volunteers fanned out to sites across Baltimore as part of the annual President's Day of Service