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Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at Democracy Day
Democracy Day
'Young people are not just our future, but our right now'
Published Aug 30, 2022 Video
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, university President Ron Daniels, and expert faculty discuss the value of democracy, as well as threats to it
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SNF Agora Institute
SNF Agora Institute welcomes new cohort of Visiting Fellows
Published May 20, 2022
The new fellows, including the first Dissident in Residence, will explore social media algorithms, political corruption, campus discourse, Black voter mobilization, and other topics
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Message
Daniels shares message on invasion of Ukraine
Published March 3, 2022
Resources are available to members of the Hopkins community who have been affected by the unfolding crisis
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SNF Agora Institute launches debate initiative
Published March 1, 2022
The initiative will host a pair of marquee moderated debates and support a number of additional student-organized debates each year
Mihrigul Tursun
Democracy
Intersession course lifts up dissident voices
Published Jan 27, 2022
Course led by chess champion and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov gives voice to those who risk their lives to promote democracy
Ron Daniels
Conversation
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
Published Jan 4, 2022 Video
In a new book, JHU President Ron Daniels argues that universities—including Johns Hopkins— have a pivotal role to play in order for democracy to thrive
Ron Daniels
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
Published Winter 2021 Video
In a new book, JHU President Ron Daniels argues that universities—including Johns Hopkins— have a pivotal role to play in order for democracy to thrive. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ron Daniels on MSNBC
Daniels: Universities among the guardians of democracy
Published Oct 7, 2021
In MSNBC appearance, JHU President Ron Daniels says universities are 'absolutely critical' to bolstering democracy around the world
Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels
President Daniels: With democracy in danger, universities must step up
Published Oct 5, 2021
In his new book, 'What Universities Owe Democracy,' JHU President Ron Daniels explores the ways in which universities support democracies and key actions they must consider to strengthen their standing as core democratic institutions
An instructor speaks with students in a classroom
#HopkinsVotes
New students get a democracy crash course
Published Sept 1, 2021
Participants in inaugural Democracy Day learn about the role of a university in a democratic society and the value of free inquiry, civic engagement