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Intersession 2026
SNF Agora explores democracy through new Intersession courses
Published Dec 3, 2025
This year's SNF Agora Intersession classes will spark discussions on how democracy intersects with comedy, technology, and global activism
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Politics+Society
Four new projects bring range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Dec 1, 2025
The projects, co-led by JHU faculty and American Enterprise Institute scholars, received grant funding from a program that seeks to promote collaboration and model reasoned exchange across different viewpoints
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University news
SNF Agora Institute launches search for next director
Published Nov 25, 2025
Political scientist Hahrie Han, who has led the institute since 2019 and recently received a MacArthur Fellowship, will step down from the role this summer to focus on her scholarship
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Politics+Society
Study: Americans deeply concerned about U.S. democracy
Published Nov 23, 2025
Across party lines, 84% of survey participants say democracy is in crisis or facing serious challenges, with distinct divides emerging within the Republican Party
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Politics+Society
U.S. employee well-being hit new low in 2024
Published Nov 19, 2025
Research from Carey Business School shows an overall decline in employee well-being in the American workforce, with employees reporting the lowest well-being scores on record
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Hopkins in the news
Commentary: mRNA technology has cancer in its sights
Published Nov 11, 2025
'With continued investment in mRNA research, Donald Trump could turn the stalemate against cancer into a decisive breakthrough,' writes Johns Hopkins expert Jeff Coller in a 'Wall Street Journal' op-ed
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K-12 education
Johns Hopkins education research boosts middle school civics bee
Published Oct 24, 2025
Backed by research from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, the National Civics Bee is building civic engagement among the next generation of Americans
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Education
Gathering data on the homeschool trend
Published Fall 2025
With homeschooling on the rise, Angela R. Watson, director of the Homeschool Research Lab at Johns Hopkins, discusses her pioneering research / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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History
Fallout: Eighty years later
Published Fall 2025 Video
The story of the atomic bomb is more complex than most Americans have been taught / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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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