March 30, 2022
There’s one question every college student has been asked: What are your plans after graduation? Though some students begin working toward a fixed goal in grade school, many others discover their passion during their time at university or even after. And as everyone in the workforce knows, career paths can…
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February 25, 2022
Tell us about your family and your students. My student is currently a freshman studying Computer Science. She’s very approachable, maintains a great attitude with her school mates, and she’s very willing to come out of her shell to approach professors whenever she has difficulties with her studies. She is…
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February 25, 2022
Student Health and Well-Being offers resources across eight facets of well-being: emotional and mental health, physical, social, sexual, spiritual, environmental, financial, and professional. Students can select from a single offering of a program or service, a series where they can refine their skills over time or identify self-directed opportunities that…
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January 26, 2022
Following Michael Bloomberg’s 2018 gift to support financial aid at Johns Hopkins, a portion of the funding was used to create a new program designed to guide first-generation students and those from low-income backgrounds—FLI, in Hopkins parlance— through the university experience and into successful careers. This initiative, known as the…
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December 15, 2021
Every Blue Jay should feel a sense of belonging on campus, no matter their background or identity. JHU’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion is at the forefront of a university-wide effort to create and sustain an environment where students are empowered to be true to themselves. The Center brings together…
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October 26, 2021
Written by Ashley Joyce Note: On Monday, November 8, Johns Hopkins will celebrate National First-Generation College Student Day with programming and giveaways on the Keyser Quad. Learn more about the celebration by visiting the FLI Network website. The experience of moving away from home to attend college can be intimidating…
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October 26, 2021
This article was contributed by the JHU Counseling Center. In November, as we settle into our rhythms and routines for the fall academic semester, it is a perfect time to stop and take stock of our well-being. Life in general gives us joys and challenges, but with the added stressors of 2020 and 2021, it is…
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October 4, 2021
Written by Ashley Joyce As we approach the halfway point in the fall semester, many Johns Hopkins students have likely taken their first tests and/or submitted their first papers of the academic year. While the Blue Jay Family Flyer has highlighted academic support services in the past, October is a…
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January 25, 2021
Written by Jenna Movsowitz Hopkins and Peabody undergrads are not just classroom students. They are thinkers beyond the confines of a lecture hall or practice room. They are eager learners, searching out answers to the world’s largest questions through both formal research and informal discussion. In 2019, the Common Question…
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