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Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff: Over the last several years we have been working together to make our university a more equitable place to learn, work, and live—one that is free from discrimination and harassment and fully inclusive...

Dear Students, When I first came to Johns Hopkins, Ralph O'Connor, a sage trustee and namesake of the O'Connor Recreation Center, gave me some good advice: "Don't just sit in your office and get stuck behind that desk. Get out and walk the campus....

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: In our home, Labor Day weekend has always been suffused with ritual. When our children were young, Joanne and I scurried to get them ready for school. The frenzied rush to the mall to purchase clothing and school...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Yesterday the Trump administration announced its decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program and remitted to Congress the task of crafting a legislative response...

Dear Johns Hopkins Community, Last Friday I watched and read the news of President Trump’s executive order on immigration as it unfolded not only in the media, at airports, and on city streets, but also in the emails, questions, and urgent...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: The university is closely monitoring the immigration actions taken yesterday by President Trump, including an order that blocks entry into the United States (with very narrow exceptions) of individuals...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Over the past month, members of our community have expressed understandable concern about potential changes in national policies as a result of the presidential transition, particularly related to undocumented...

Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff: Over the past academic year, we announced several significant initiatives related to the diversity of our university, and committed to keeping you apprised of our work. We understand that to make progress...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: This month marks the first anniversary of the tragic death of Freddie Gray and the unrest that followed. It was a moment that exposed gaping disparities within this city while bringing many of us together...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Last fall, we announced the launch of HopkinsLocal, our institution’s effort to build, hire, and buy in new ways that will directly support our city and its residents. In the months since, with significant...