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Kathryn Prather, age 18, stands in a 3D sign that reads "DNC 2024."
Election 2024
'Young people should be involved'
Published Sept 3, 2024
First-year engineering student Kathryn Prather, 18, was one of the youngest delegates at this year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Students work on a team-building project using plastic cups during "Meet the Flock"
Orientation
Whiting School welcomes new students
Published Aug 30, 2024
New orientation program blends mentorship, design challenges, and life design to introduce first-year and incoming students to Hopkins
A crowd of students gathered for Convocation 2024
Convocation
Welcoming JHU's newest students
Published Aug 27, 2024
Before classes started Monday morning, the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2028 and transfer students were officially welcomed to campus Sunday evening at the annual Convocation ceremony.
Three students wearing white shirts with "go vote" written in orange on the front
A day devoted to democracy
Published Aug 27, 2024 Video
At Johns Hopkins' fourth annual Democracy Day, experts urged incoming students to actively engage in making their communities and world better
Johns Hopkins University Class of 2028 arrayed to spell JHU 28
Class of 2028
Picture perfect
Published Aug 26, 2024
Members of the first-year class, nearly 1,300 in all, arranged themselves on Keyser Quad to spell out their class year, a Hopkins Orientation tradition
Gloved hands assemble a gyro in a paper bowl over a prep station full of ingredients.
Campus dining
Levering Kitchens serves up new options
Published Aug 20, 2024
New offerings for the new academic year include fresh takes on Mediterranean, Southeast Asian, and Mexican cuisine
Julia Ye outside the World Trade Center in Baltimore on a sunny summer day with blue skies
Undergraduate education
Student interns spend summer 'InBaltimore'
Published July 31, 2024
For 10 weeks this summer, 13 students worked 40 hours a week at nonprofits, government agencies, and companies around the city
Map of World in a trendy vintage style. Beautiful retro illustration with old textured paper and light rays in the background
Awards+Honors
26 from Johns Hopkins earn Fulbrights
Published June 4, 2024
A record-breaking number of JHU affiliates received awards this spring from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in support of their continuing study, research, and teaching in foreign countries
An aerial view of the half-built Hopkins Student Center.
Campus construction
Student center milestone
Published May 29, 2024 Video
The new building, envisioned as a focal point of student activity and engagement on the Homewood campus, is scheduled to open in July 2025
Mitt Romney
Featured speaker
Romney: Rely on family, friendships
Published May 23, 2024 Video
In Commencement address, longtime public servant encourages Class of 2024 to find 'stability and meaning … in friendships, in love, and in commitments'