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Politics+Society

Sociology
The many faces of marriage
Published Summer 2018
Study from Hopkins sociologist Katrina Bell McDonald challenges the notion that black people avoid marriage / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Refugees
Tracks of their tears
Published Summer 2018 Video
Alum and NPR reporter Sasha Ingber documents the refugee crisis through the music and culture of displaced people / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Podcast
Stories in past tense
Published Summer 2018
Narrative is a powerful way to present historical information. Historian Nathan Connolly discusses why it works, and when it doesn't. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Autonomous vehicles
In the driver's seat
Published Summer 2018 Video
Self-driving cars have the potential to make roads safer. But what do we do while they learn from their mistakes? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Giving
Building diversity
Published Summer 2018
The Leading a Diverse Society Initiative, launched at Carey Business School this past fall, provides enrichment opportunities for underrepresented minority students / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Risk/Reward
Retail on a mission
Published Summer 2018
Kristian Henderson's online boutique for eco-friendly and black-owned businesses is more than retailer—it's a lifestyle / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Health care for the homeless
Published Summer 2018
As director of adult medicine for Health Care for the Homeless, alum Laura Garcia is at the front lines of Baltimore's opioid struggle / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Just a teacher
Published Summer 2018
Teachers inspire, lead, coach, listen, empathize—just like entrepreneurs / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Urban education
Ripple effect of neighborhood violence
Published June 12, 2018
Study shows how urban violence and school choice programs contribute to negative learning outcomes for students in Chicago
In Memoriam
Legal scholar Joel Grossman dies at 81
Published June 6, 2018
He taught political science at Johns Hopkins from 1996 until his retirement in 2013