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Politics+Society
Democracy thrives with communication, connection
Published Oct 21, 2025
Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared humanity is the key to finding common ground in a divisive time
Impact Maryland
Hopkins leaders strike hopeful notes for region's future
Published Oct 15, 2025
Event brings together leaders to discuss a range of issues, including federal funding cuts, Baltimore's start-up ecosystem, challenges faced by health systems, and more
Film
Documentary explores how dialogue can bridge divides
Published Oct 10, 2025
SNF Agora Institute will host director Nicholas Ma on Oct. 14 for a free screening of his film 'Leap of Faith,' which follows 12 Christian leaders
3 Questions
The Fed's historic independence
Published Sept 16, 2025
Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy
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
Politics+Society
Program brings range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Sept 9, 2025
Projects co-led by scholars from JHU, the American Enterprise Institute earn support via program designed to enhance collaboration, deepen insights, promote intellectual pluralism
In memoriam
Pioneering international relations scholar I. William Zartman dies at 93
Published Aug 12, 2025
Zartman, a leading negotiation and conflict resolution specialist, spent decades on the SAIS faculty, including as director of its African Studies and Conflict Management programs
Community
Community outreach pushes Baltimore toward safer drinking water
Published Aug 8, 2025 Video
As Baltimore faces a federal deadline to identify and replace lead service lines, local researchers and community groups are stepping in to reach residents the city has struggled to engage
Hopkins in the news
ICYMI: National media explores effects of federal research cuts
Published July 22, 2025
Hopkins cancer expert Liz Jaffee discusses what federal budget cuts might mean for patient care and future cures; NIH grant terminations affect some of the nation's most promising young scientists, including two Hopkins doctoral students
Health policy
How integrated care could help fix our health care system
Published July 21, 2025
Health policy experts explore the value of combining clinical care with services that address harmful social determinants of health