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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

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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

Q+A

On the frontlines of dissent

Published Oct 7, 2022

Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire, first dissident in residence at SNF Agora, speaks Oct. 11 on the Homewood campus

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

Voices

Nancy Pelosi and Ron Daniels discuss role of institutions in democracy

Published March 23, 2022

The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives joined Johns Hopkins University's president for a wide-ranging virtual discussion as part of the Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival

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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

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Voices

Ukraine is now the front line in the global struggle for democracy

Published Feb 24, 2022

What happens next in Ukraine has implications for democracy's survival worldwide, say SNF Agora Institute faculty members Anne Applebaum and Yascha Mounk