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    Welcome back
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community: Recently, on one of the final evenings of the summer, I stood outside Gilman Hall on our Homewood campus, truly elated to be welcoming the more than 1,400 new Johns Hopkins students who were gathered for our university’s Convocation...
    Statement on the death of Bishop Douglas Miles
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    On behalf of the entire Johns Hopkins community, I am profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of one of Baltimore’s great leaders, Hopkins alumnus Bishop Douglas Miles. For nearly half a century, from his days as a founder as an undergraduate...
    Juneteenth University Holiday
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community: On behalf of the deans and university leadership, we write to share the news that Johns Hopkins University will be marking the anniversary of Juneteenth as a university holiday beginning this year and going forward....
    Supporting each other in this moment
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community The conviction today of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd marks an important moment of accountability, and a shared sense of relief, in affirming that no one in our country...
    Condemning Violence against Asian and Asian American Communities
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community, The killings in Atlanta this week that took the lives of eight, including at least six Asian women, are tragic, and whatever the full details may prove to be, they are also an appalling reminder of the hateful acts...
    Johns Hopkins investigating anti-Semitic graffiti
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community: Yesterday, the university received the very troubling report of graffiti in the shape of four small swastikas etched into the walls of a dormitory elevator on the Peabody Institute campus. In addition to alerting...
    Update on Johns Hopkins finances
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    Dear Johns Hopkins Community, We write to update you on some positive developments regarding Johns Hopkins’ financial situation and the relaxation of our mitigation efforts, including a plan for restoration of employer retirement contributions...
    Statement on the death of Thomas V. Mike Miller
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    Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels; Paul B. Rothman, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Kevin W. Sowers, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns...
    On our democracy
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    Dear members of the Johns Hopkins community, I watched with horror, as did so many of you, the tragic, sobering, and unfathomable scenes of violence that unfolded earlier today at the U.S. Capitol. In a day that should have been dedicated to...
    Reexamining the history of our founder
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