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Hahrie Han
Hahrie Han named Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Thought Leader
Published Jan 18, 2022
SNF Agora Institute director recognized for her research on how to make social movements and organizing effective in revitalizing democracy
Isabel Wilkerson
MLK Jr. Commemoration
Isabel Wilkerson on the American caste system
Published Jan 12, 2022
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author visited Johns Hopkins for a virtual discussion of social hierarchies in the United States
Ron Daniels
Conversation
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
Published Jan 4, 2022 Video
In a new book, JHU President Ron Daniels argues that universities—including Johns Hopkins— have a pivotal role to play in order for democracy to thrive
Illustration of a man in a top hat and monocle left alone on a seesaw while workers walk away
Q+A
The big quit
Published Dec 17, 2021
Workers are quitting their jobs at or near the highest levels on record since tracking began in 2001. A Carey Business School professor helps explain the growing disillusionment with business as usual.
Illustration of a man in a top hat and monocle left alone on a seesaw while workers walk away
The big quit
Published Winter 2021
Workers are quitting their jobs at or near the highest levels on record since tracking began in 2001. A Carey Business School professor helps explain the growing disillusionment with business as usual. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ron Daniels
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
Published Winter 2021 Video
In a new book, JHU President Ron Daniels argues that universities—including Johns Hopkins— have a pivotal role to play in order for democracy to thrive. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi on antiracism in higher education
Published Dec 9, 2021 Video
The author and scholar spoke at a virtual conference hosted by PHutures about the role universities and researchers play in dismantling racism
Erin Rowe and Martha Jones converse via Zoom
University history
Piecing together hard history
Published Dec 4, 2021
Johns Hopkins University faculty and others explore the complexities of archival research and scholarship as part of a long-term examination of the institution of slavery and its legacies at universities
Pro choice protesters gather outside the Supreme Court
Health+policy
The public health case for abortion rights
Published Nov 30, 2021
Joanne Rosen from the Johns Hopkins Center for Law and the Public's Health discusses Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which heads to the Supreme Court Dec. 1
Artistic image of U.S. Capitol Building
Q+A
'Debt roulette' is an important political bargaining chip, finance expert says
Published Nov 24, 2021
As the Dec. 3 deadline to raise the debt ceiling approaches, Kathleen Day discusses the history of the debt limit and why it remains a critical economic and political tool