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Catherine Pierre
In memoriam
Catherine Pierre, longtime JHU communications leader, dies at 53
Published Nov 2, 2023
Colleagues remember Pierre as an extraordinary writer, editor, mentor, and friend
Students attend Democracy Day 2023
SNF Agora awarded $6M to foster civic education
Published Oct 5, 2023
The grant will support the institute's curriculum and faculty development initiatives, including a new minor in civic life
The university seal in stained glass form
University News
A new minor in civic life
Published Sept 5, 2023
SNF Agora's new, interdisciplinary minor in civic life prepares students to become change agents, as they bridge differences and find common ground
Four students pose in a frame meant to look like a Hopkins Votes Instagram post.
Democracy Day
'All of us have a role to play'
Published Aug 28, 2023
At JHU's annual Democracy Day, new students learn about the importance of—and threats to—modern democracies
Julia Verónica Matus Madrid, David Hogg, and Consuelo Amat at Power and Purpose: A Symposium on Mental Health and Democratic Agency
Mental health and democratic agency
Published June 22, 2023
Experts from Johns Hopkins led explorations of the relationship between mental well-being and democracy at a symposium in Athens
A gallery of the 2023-24 SNF Agora visiting fellows
SNF Agora names new visiting fellows
Published May 16, 2023
The incoming cohort of journalists, artists, scholars, a poet, policy consultants, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders will engage with issues around democracy through a variety of lenses
Three people talking
Democracy+Politics
Opposing perspectives on voting rights spark lively debate
Published Feb 9, 2023
SNF Agora's first marquee debate, featuring Karl Rove and Symone D. Sanders, closed out the 2023 Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival
Louise Flavahan
Politics+Society
Students to take center stage in debate initiative
Published Jan 31, 2023
Debate director Louise Flavahan aims to turn tension into dialogue, starting with a discussion about voting rights Feb. 8 featuring Karl Rove and Symone Sanders-Townsend
A group of people in hard hats look over a building site
Campus construction
Engineering students tour SNF Agora project site
Published Dec 15, 2022
Site visit introduces students enrolled in civil and systems engineering course to opportunities available in the field
A hand inserts a ballot into a ballot drop box
Elections
What we learned from the midterms
Published Nov 11, 2022
Scholars from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins convened to discuss the influence of factors such as 'Dobbs,' the war in Ukraine, and the specter of the 2024 presidential race on this year's midterm elections