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A used stamp that reads "Fulbright Scholarships, USA 32." On it is an abstract depiction of a man with a map in his brain and a compass over his eye.
Awards+Honors
Fulbright grants awarded to 14 JHU students
Published Sept 8, 2025
The students and recent graduates will travel abroad to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, and teach English
Three students hold up cardboard props--two stars, and a pennant reading "Go Vote"--while smiling.
Democracy Day
'Guardians of fact and truth'
Published Aug 26, 2025 Video
In its fifth year, Johns Hopkins' Democracy Day introduces new students to foundational principles, models inclusion of diverse perspectives, and cultivates skills for democratic engagement
Students wearing bucket hats at convocation
Convocation 2025
Hats off to the Class of 2029
Published Aug 26, 2025
Johns Hopkins University officially welcomes its 150th undergraduate class at the annual Convocation ceremony
A group of about 12 students congregate outside an entrance to a news building
Student experience
First look at student center
Published Aug 25, 2025 Video
The Bloomberg Student Center, which officially opens Oct. 16, is the first dedicated student center in the university's 150-year history
Students from the Class of 2029 are arrayed on a large green space to spell "JHU 29"
Class of 2029
All together: JHU's Class of 2029 makes it official
Published Aug 25, 2025 Video
Members of the new undergraduate class assembled and arranged themselves to spell out their class year, a Hopkins Orientation tradition
Annalisa Peterson
Ombuds Office expands services to master's, medical students
Published Aug 5, 2025
The Ombuds Office provides impartial, confidential counsel to those experiencing a conflict at the university
Johns Hopkins seal
Awards+Honors
12 Johns Hopkins students receive NextGen Service Fellowships
Published July 22, 2025
Fellows will spend four weeks abroad supporting nonprofits and community-based organizations in Africa, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Latin America
A table full of single-serving koshary bowls
Coming soon
Student center food options finalized
Published July 14, 2025
Food stalls serving dishes from Egypt, China, Maryland, and beyond will open on Homewood campus this fall
An outdoor photo of Gavin Wang wearing a black hoodie and smiling.
Awards+Honors
Rising senior Gavin Wang wins Astronaut Scholarship
Published July 10, 2025
Wang has contributed to the discoveries of over a dozen exoplanets
Benjamin Lalani
Alumni honors
Benjamin Lalani named Samvid Scholar
Published July 2, 2025
The highly competitive, $100,000 award supports mission-driven graduate students working toward a professional or advanced degree in the social sciences or STEM