Posts from 2019

Ronald J. Daniels is the president of Johns Hopkins University.  The impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill have been a crash course on the inner workings of constitutional democracy. As historian and journalist Yoni Appelbaum said...

Since the end of World War II, the United States’ preeminence in biomedical research has been widely recognized. There are a number of features of the US system that are responsible for its success, but surely one of the most important was...

555 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. As prepared Good evening everyone. Welcome to all our friends and leaders, including former SAIS deans Jessica Einhorn and Stephen Szabo, and the members of the Nitze family with us this evening, to...

Dear Johns Hopkins Community, Yesterday, I joined a chorus of voices that celebrated publicly the life and legacy of Congressman Elijah Cummings. I know so many of you share a profound sadness at this loss of an extraordinary and dear friend...

Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff: The start of the new academic year is a time of rejuvenation, and I enter every fall semester with the thrill of possibility. This year was no different. In fact, I saw that possibility in full flower late last...

Ralph O’Connor Recreation Center As prepared Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. Thanks, Joshua and Aspen for your words and to Archipelago Project, the Sirens and the AllNighters for their great performances. And thanks to the entire Orientation...

We are proud and privileged to call Baltimore home. Baltimore is a city of creativity, optimism, and determination. Home to leading public and private research universities, world-class medical institutions, and a diverse business community...

Dear Johns Hopkins Community: Over the past several months, we have watched with growing concern the change in tenor of the national dialogue regarding the role of universities in supporting the open international exchange of ideas and people...

New York Historical Society I am delighted to gather with you all in a place that celebrates the people and events that made New York the extraordinary metropolis it is. Exactly two weeks ago, the Johns Hopkins class of 2019 crossed the stage...

Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore As prepared To our honorary degree recipients, alumni, and trustees, to our faculty and staff, to our parents, family members and friends; and most especially to our graduates, welcome to the Johns Hopkins University...