News & Announcements Archive

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2018 Announced

Four Johns Hopkins Ph.D. candidates have been named Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2018 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: Ariella Messing, Onder Celik, Alexander Englert, and […]

Andrew Cherlin in Johns Hopkins Magazine, Spring 2018

Andrew Cherlin in Johns Hopkins Magazine, Spring 2018

This month, Johns Hopkins Magazine debuts its new podcast, The Known World. Their first guest was sociologist Andrew Cherlin. Each episode will be an informative conversation with a Johns Hopkins […]

Christy Thornton Engaging JHU Undergrads

Christy Thornton Engaging JHU Undergrads

The Johns Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs is a monthly podcast discussing the most pressing issues in international relations. Three Johns Hopkins students in the International Studies program will discuss […]

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has announced the 2018 class of Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellows in Women’s Studies

Congratulations to Sociology PhD candidate, Yige Dong, on becoming one of ten fellows for her dissertation titled, From Textile Mill Town to iPhone City: Gender, Class, and the Politics of […]

Will China’s high debt levels spark a financial crisis?

Will China’s high debt levels spark a financial crisis?

Ho-fung Hung in Deutsche Welle (DW) article stating that, “China has relied on export and debt-financed fixed asset investment for growth for over two decades.”

Ho-fung Hung in The Wall Street Journal

Face-off with pro-Beijing candidate gauged public support for opposition groups after candidates ousted, barred.

Andrew Cherlin on Education and your Health

In a Washington Post article, “Why Education Matters to Your Health – Literally”, Professor Cherlin speculates that racial differences also might be a matter of expectation.

Ryan Calder on Protests in Iran

Ryan Calder on Protests in Iran

The demonstrations are a part of a much larger cycle of grievance by the public against Iran’s ruling elite, says Johns Hopkins University sociologist Ryan Calder, an expert in Islamic […]