Events

William Howell, inaugural dean of the new Johns Hopkins School of Government & Policy, and Beth Blauer, vice president for public impact initiatives, will explore how presidential priorities ripple through local communities, shaping the social, economic, and civic fabric of our everyday lives.

The annual Provost's DELTA Teaching Forum provides a day of presentations, demonstrations, and networking opportunities devoted to the exploration of teaching innovation at Johns Hopkins, including the work of DELTA grant recipients. The symposium is intended to provoke conversation, spark new thinking, and advance the ongoing pursuit of teaching excellence.

Former Congressman John Sarbanes and Jasmine Blanks Jones, executive director of the Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins, will explore how universities and civic institutions can strengthen democracy well beyond election cycles, serving as anchors of civic resilience. This is the final event in the First 100 Days, From Home to Abroad series.

Please join the Chloe Center and Morgan State University's Program for the Study of the Middle East & North Africa for a landmark event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, who will discuss his new book The Message. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the event will begin at 7 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.

The School of Education is hosting a conversation with Deborah Jackson Taffa, author of Whiskey Tender, a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance, assimilation, and reverence for tradition.

Inspired by works from Evergreen Museum & Library's collection, this evening will include musical performances by The Flamenco Workshop, a pop-up exhibit featuring selections from the museum's collection, and a small reception.

Kara Mae Harris, author of the popular Maryland-centric food blog Old Line Plate, will discuss the long history of Baltimore's food culture, its decades of changing culinary trends, and the traditional foods that have become staples of the Baltimore experience.