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Jeremy Shiffman
Interdisciplinary scholar
Global health policy expert named 34th BDP
Published July 2, 2018 Video
Jeremy Shiffman, who comes from American University, views health care policy through the lens of political science
Bill Gates
Global health
'I hope countries will compete in generosity'
Published June 27, 2018 Video
Philanthropist and tech giant Bill Gates visits SAIS for discussion of the U.S. foreign aid budget and what it means for health care in the developing world
Three boys sit with their back to a chain-link fence at a detention center
Q+A
The impact of family separation
Published June 21, 2018
Paul Spiegel says that for children, being separated from their parents is a trauma that can have 'very negative effects' / Newsweek
Ancient agora in Athens, Greece
An effort to restore civil discourse
Published June 19, 2018 Video
SNF Agora Institute workshop in Athens, Greece, examines division, distrust, and democracy
A group poses for a photo
LGBTQ Life
Pride of Charles Village
Published June 18, 2018
About 250 from Hopkins participate in Baltimore's annual Pride parade
Gold shipping container in front of brick academic building
Civil discourse
Building a 'global public square'
Published June 15, 2018 Video
Agora Institute brings immersive audiovisual Portals to Homewood to connect people at Hopkins with others around the world
Lisa Cooper
Health equity
Healing the divide
Published June 14, 2018
Hopkins expert Lisa Cooper discusses challenges and new directions in health disparities research
Trump and Kim shake hands in front of backdrop of U.S. and North Korean flags
Q+A
Trump-Kim summit analysis
Published June 13, 2018
North Korean leader accomplished at least one major objective while the benefits for the U.S. and the West are less clear, SAIS expert says
Illustration of people learning letters
Gaming literacy
Published Summer 2018 Video
School of Education student's literacy app helps kids in Brazil close the literacy gap / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A street in Havana
International Relations
Jousting with Fidel
Published Summer 2018
SAIS alum Vicki Huddleston reflects on her experience as informal ambassador to Cuba and her tense relationship with Fidel Castro / Johns Hopkins Magazine