Alumni Spotlights
Programs showcasing the Johns Hopkins alumni community, including award winners, authors, and distinguished professionals, highlighting their research, expertise, and unique
contributions.
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Alumni Association Awards Series: Building Community and Connection in Baltimore
• Celebrating Johns Hopkins' Sesquicentennial; presented by Hopkins at Home and the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
• Featuring Shelly Choo (SOM ’11, BSPH ’14), Peter Kannam (Ed ’99), Daniel J. Trahey (Peab ’00), and Monica Guerrero Vazquez (BSPH ’18); moderated by Aaron HenkinWhat ...
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Leading Change in the Era of AI
Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations Lifelong Learning, Hopkins at Home, Alumni in Technology & Alumni Authors
Join us for an engaging virtual conversation moderated by Susan Burwick, A&S '00 with CAPT. W. G. 'Bill' Kirst, A&S ’00, as he discusses his newest book, Leading Change in the E...
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Committed to Community: Ed Policy Alumni on Purpose-Driven Careers
• Presented by the Johns Hopkins School of Education and Hopkins at Home
• Featuring: Trianna Downing and Emma BanayJoin SOE’s Education Policy Program for a candid and inspiring conversation with SOE alumni Trianna Downing (Community Action Team Specialist, DCPS) and Emma Banay (Inspired Minds...
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Massively Better Healthcare: An Optimistic Playbook for Creating Lasting Change
• Presented by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Hopkins at Home
• Featuring Halle Tecco, BSPH '20 (MPH), moderated by Joshua M. Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Man and Machine: Digital Transformation in the 150 Years of JHU
Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations Lifelong Learning and Alumni in Technology
Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking panel event celebrating Johns Hopkins University’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary and its legacy of innovation and leadership at the intersection of humanity and techn...
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Johns Hopkins Alumni Association Awards Series: Excellence In Action
• Celebrating Johns Hopkins' Sesquicentennial; presented by Hopkins at Home and the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
• Featuring Katrina Armstrong (Med '91, HS '94), Elizabeth Cherot (A&S '92, Bus '16), Linda Cureton (Engr '94, '96), and Michael Repper (Peab '22); moderated by Mary An... -
A Forensic Psychiatrist's Journey: A True-Crime Conversation with Dr. Park Dietz
• Presented by Hopkins at Home and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Featuring Dr. Park Dietz, Med '75 (MD), BSPH '75 (MPH), Med '84 (PhD); moderated by Dr. Peter D. Byeff (Med ’74)In this virtual event, Dr. Park Dietz – a globally recognized forensic psychiatrist and Hopkins alumnus – of...
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Teaching, Leading, Guiding: Celebrating Excellence in Education
• Presented by the Johns Hopkins School of Education and Hopkins at Home
• Featuring: Ashanti Porter, Jevons Lui, and Danielle CrankfieldIn honor of American Education Week, the School of Education’s Development and Alumni Relations team and Career and Life Design office invite you to a special...
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Scary Funny: An Exploration of Horror Comedy
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Luke Kelly-Clyne, A&S '10, Josh Ruben, and Mark Swift, A&S '93 •Join us this Halloween-season for a spirited exploration of how creators use fear and funny to make horror-comedy work.
Why do we love to scream and laugh—sometimes in the same breath? ...
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Black Alumni Weekend '25 | Exploring the History of African Americans at Hopkins
• Sponsored by the Society of Black Alumni; Presented by the Office of Alumni Relations Identity and Shared Interest team and Hopkins at Home •
Join Hopkins Retrospective and Alumni of multiple decades and divisions for an online interactive discussion about the African American experience at Ho...
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To Boldly Go: Disability, Diplomacy, and Star Trek’s Vision of the Future
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• Featuring Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, SAIS '84 (MA), and Darcie Droudt-Véjares, KSAS '18 (MA), '21 (PhD) •Celebrate Star Trek Day 2025 with a thought-provoking discussion on the intersections of representation, inclusion, and diplomacy in Star Trek. Draw...
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Trauma, Truth, and Triumph: Charleston's International African American Museum
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• Featuring Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, SOM '06 (PhD), President and CEO of the International African American Museum (IAAM) •Join us for "Trauma, Truth, and Triumph: The Story of Charleston's International African American Museum", featuring Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, S...
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AI and Planetary Impact: The Business of Saving the Planet
• Presented by the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Kate Brandt (Google), Diego Saez Gil (Pachama), and Malaika Vaz (Untamed Planet); moderated by Scott Atkinson, A&S, '20 (Korn Ferry) and Jerry Burgess (Johns Hopkins University) •Join hosts Jerry L. Burgess, ...
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Forcing Merriment and Mayhem Since 1921: A Century of the Johns Hopkins Pep Band
For over a century, the Johns Hopkins Pep Band has been bringing energy, spirit, and a touch of mayhem to Blue Jays athletics and beyond. Known for their legendary tagline—"Forcing Merriment and Mayhem"—this student ensemble has fueled school pride with unmatched enthusiasm and unconventional fla...
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The Therapy Paradigm in Contemporary Television
• Featuring Marshall Meyer, PhD Candidate •
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •Join us for a virtual discussion on the rise of therapy in television storytelling.
Over the past twenty years, television has experienced a surge in series that use therapy sessions as a key narrative device. This tre...
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Education Policies Across States: What's at Stake in the 2024 Election
Education Policies Across the States: What's at Stake in the 2024 Election
With Jonathan Plucker | Sabrina Solares-Hand | Jeanette Murnane ButcherWhile the eyes of the world may be focused on the 2024 US election at a national level, the biggest driver of change and impact in education policy i...
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UnConventional: Understanding the Democrats' Extraordinary Summer
Presented by Hopkins at Home and The SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
The dizzying recent course of events in American politics has left many people asking: how did things get to this point, and what happens next? JHU professor of political science Daniel Schlozman, an expert on ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope: Revealing the Early Universe
With the Hubble Space Telescope, we have looked back in time and witnessed a rich diversity of galaxies growing, merging, and taking shape over 13 billion years of cosmic history. But the most distant galaxies in the early universe are too small and faint to study in detail with Hubble, leaving u...
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In Conversation: The Mental Health Crises in School-Age Children (Part 2 of 2)
School-age children in America are facing an emerging mental health crisis. What can parents and educators do to protect the wellbeing of children and teens?
Hopkins at Home is proud to present "In Conversation," a new series outlining the intersection between faculty research at the School of ...
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In Conversation: The Mental Health Crises in School-Age Children (Part 1 of 2)
School-age children in America are facing an emerging mental health crisis. What can parents and educators do to protect the wellbeing of children and teens?
Hopkins at Home is proud to present "In Conversation," a new series outlining the intersection between faculty research at the School of ...
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact the 2024 Elections
Advances in AI make it faster, easier, and relatively inexpensive to create messaging that can be difficult to distinguish between fake and real. These new AI tools create fertile ground to create election claims and counterclaims that may be false. In this live, virtual conversation, technology ...
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Alumni Author Book Talk: Paul Jan Zdunek ’91
ABOUT THE BOOK
Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship has been described as a business book about life and a life book about business for both CEOs in the workplace and young children in the schoolyard trying to figure out relationships.Hailed by Readers' Favorite as "...one ...
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At the BMA - Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800
Hopkins alumna Asma Naeem, A&S '91, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director at the Baltimore Museum of Art, leads viewers through highlights of the landmark exhibition "Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800". This exhibition of more than 200 works of diverse media and scale aims...
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Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story
Join Peabody Conservatory faculty Ernest Liotti, Peab ‘80, for an introduction to Leonard Bernstein’s most celebrated contributions to Broadway – from the enduring elegance of On the Town to the rhapsodic charm of Candide – with a special focus on the timeless classic, West Side Story. Revel in...