Posts from 2022

Published in Times Higher Education For the past month, Vladimir Putin’s horrific, inhumane and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has cost thousands of lives and devastated a sovereign nation. It has also accelerated the suppression of...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsWhat Universities Owe Democracy | Brookings Institution [iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U2usDllH7CI?rel=0&autohide=1&modestbranding=1&wmode=transparent...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsCommencement for Class of 2020 at Alumni Weekend 2022 Good afternoon! And welcome back to the extraordinary class of 2020, along with all your family members and loved ones! I am so glad to see all of your...

Two years ago, we started down a path to revisit Johns Hopkins University’s Ten by Twenty strategic vision and to dream together the next phase of our bold future. Unfortunately, those strategic planning conversations were disrupted...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsRoadmap on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Kickoff Event Good morning everyone! I am truly thrilled that so many people from across our institution could join us today to officially launch Realizing...

Published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas It is almost axiomatic that authoritarian (or “would be” authoritarian) leaders are innately hostile to free and open universities. Consider, for instance, the obsessive preoccupation over...

Dear Johns Hopkins community: Over the past week, we have all watched with considerable alarm as Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, precipitating a tragedy that has upended lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsElijah Cummings Portrait Unveiling at Henderson-Hopkins Thank you, Principal Kannam and hello, Henderson-Hopkins students! I am so thrilled to be here with you and our friends Delegate Stephanie...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsInaugural Richard Ekman Keynote Address in Higher Education | Council of Independent Colleges Presidents Institute Good morning! I am so sorry I’m not able to join you in person, but I am truly honored...