President Daniels celebrates Bayview Medical Center's interdisciplinary expertise, its spirit of clinical innovation, and its commitment to the community.
President Daniels welcomes the recently arrived Class of 2028 and transfer students and discusses the importance of open debate and discourse to the pursuit of truth and knowledge.
Thank you, Sarah [Szanton], and good afternoon. I am so, so delighted to officially celebrate the Fannie Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program, a testament to Dr. Gaston-Johansson’s deep commitment to diversifying the Johns Hopkins faculty. Today’s celebration is also a testament to Fannie’s impact on so many, including those gathered here today: our School of Nursing colleagues, friends...
Thank you, Barbara [Benton Hill, Class of 1974], for that introduction, and your commitment to Hopkins—a family tradition following the legacy of your father George Benton, who enriched this university as dean and vice president of the arts and sciences faculty. It is wonderful to be here with you all to celebrate this milestone: the 50th anniversary of co-education at Hopkins. Nearly 50 years ago, at the Class of...
Thank you, Mayor LePore. It is wonderful to be back here in Bologna with all of you. In February 1955, mere steps from here at the Aula Magna, more than a thousand people gathered for the inauguration of the SAIS program in Bologna. Assembled on a similar stage were C. Grove Haines (SAIS’s first director in Bologna), Felice Battaglia (University of Bologna rector), and Clare Boothe Luce (U.S. Ambassador to Italy). As...
Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsConvocation for the Class of 2027 | Keyser Quad | August 27, 2023 [As delivered] Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. Thank you, too, to all our speakers this evening for your words of welcome, and also to the Octopodes, Sirens, and AllNighters for their exceptional performance. And a shout out to our entire orientation team for pulling together all of this week’s events! Let’s...
In remarks to the Class of 2023, President Daniels shares the story of the immense collective effort needed to help 88 people escape Afghanistan during its chaotic collapse in August 2021.
