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A devastating debut novel
Published Fall 2020
Alum Megha Majumdar's debut novel tackles social status and Hindu nationalism in Kolkota / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood has hit her stride
Published Fall 2020
The first-term congresswoman made history with her 2018 election. Now, amid another historic moment, Underwood—herself a public health nurse—is certain she's the right person for the job. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Reporter Hallie Jackson stands in front of a camera
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Truth to power, even from a basement studio
Published Fall 2020
NBC Chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson, A&S '06, returns from maternity leave to a "new normal" / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Reporter Hallie Jackson stands in front of a camera
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Truth to power, even from a basement studio
Published Aug 17, 2020
NBC Chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson, A&S '06, returns from maternity leave to a "new normal."
President Trump is flanked by a group of people as they walk from the White House
Politics
Veering toward a civilian-military crisis
Published June 30, 2020
SAIS panelists weigh in on strained civilian-military relations and the risk that domestic politics may damage the perception that U.S. Armed Forces are apolitical
SNF Agora Institute
Saving lives while protecting freedoms in the age of COVID-19
Published May 4, 2020
Political science scholars Yascha Mounk, Robert Lieberman, and Danielle Allen discuss the complexities of balancing public health and civil liberties in the midst of a pandemic
SNF Agora Institute virtual conversation
Discussion series
The politics of the pandemic
Published March 24, 2020
SNF Agora Institute convenes experts virtually to examine issues related to COVID-19 and its impact on democracy around the world
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A new world order
Published Spring 2020
Kent Calder's new book, Super Continent, predicts the rise of a Eurasian superpower / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Caucus-goers in Precinct 61
Election 2020
Iowa caucus 'debacle' spurs calls for new format
Published Feb 5, 2020
As the wait for complete Democratic primary results continues, Johns Hopkins experts size up the flaws in Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest for presidential candidates
Hahrie Han
SNF Agora Institute
Collective action in divided times
Published Jan 10, 2020
SNF Agora Institute hosts conference in partnership with Cincinnati megachurch to explore issues of civic engagement, democratic participation