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Hahrie Han
Faculty honors
Political scientist Hahrie Han receives genius grant
Published Oct 8, 2025 Video
Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition
A drawing of a coronavirus in grey watercolor background to illustrate dangerous cases of a pandemic
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
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a press briefing June 14
Q+A
The rise of politically motivated violence
Published June 23, 2025
Johns Hopkins political scientist Lilliana Mason explains how political violence is eroding American democracy
The incoming SNF Agora Institute Visiting Fellows are (top row, from left) Amy B. Becker, Rosy Sunshine Galvan, Masha Lisitsyna, Felix Maradiaga, Rev. Johnnie Moore, (second row, from left) Reuben Ng, David Park, Gabriel Rossman, Daniel Sabet, (bottom row, from left) Eugene Scott, Nigel Semaj, Benjamin Storey, Jenna Silber Storey, and Jon Temin.
SNF Agora Institute announces visiting fellows
Published May 28, 2025
Leaders in democratic development, public-minded AI, and civic life—including the institute's inaugural Artist in Residence—will join JHU for the next academic year
Dawn Teele
Faculty honors
Political scientist Dawn Teele receives Carnegie Fellowship
Published April 16, 2025
SNF Agora Institute scholar will use the award to explore whether the gender gap is a driver of U.S. political polarization
María Corina Machado and Edmundo González in August 2024
Voices
SNF Agora event: Venezuela's fight for democracy
Published Feb 25, 2025
Venezuela's democratic leaders will discuss the challenges and potential paths forward on Feb. 27
Four adults sit behind a table on-stage. A moderator sits on a stool, asking them a question. Behind them is a screen that reads "Should Supreme Court Justices Be Term Limited?"
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A wide-ranging debate on SCOTUS future
Published Jan 30, 2025 Video
Bipartisan panel discusses term limits, court expansion, and ethics during inaugural Hopkins Forum event
Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
SNF Agora visiting fellows program now accepting applications
Published Jan 29, 2025
Fellows receive up to $25,000 and actively engage with the Hopkins and wider Baltimore communities; applications due by March 5
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JHU, Open to Debate partner for debate series
Published Jan 15, 2025
First debate, on the future of the Supreme Court, will be Jan. 29 at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center
John Sarbanes portrait with the American and Maryland flags in the background
John Sarbanes joins JHU as distinguished practitioner
Published Jan 13, 2025
Nine-term U.S. congressman from Maryland will collaborate with SNF Agora faculty, fellows, and JHU students to explore ways to rejuvenate democracy and overcome political polarization