by Sierra Romero On May 24th, approximately 70 people gathered in the Great Hall in Levering to celebrate the Center for Social Concern’s graduating seniors. Students, family members, staff, and faculty snacked on Hor devours and mingled amongst one another. The evening began with a welcome from our office’s Executive…
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By: Sierra Romero On May 4th, students and staff gathered in the glass pavilion to celebrate the second ever Aspirations for Student Learning celebration. Focused on spotlighting five students and two staff members who embody the aspirations curiosity, self-awareness, collaboration, confidence, and responsible leadership in their daily lives. Student Affairs…
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A reflection by JHU students Hanna Closs and Yasmine Bolden On Tuesday, April 11th, Johns Hopkins University hosted one of the many screenings happening across the country showcasing the debut of the film, Birthing Justice. This screening was put on by Dr. Lisa Wright, a professor at Johns Hopkins who…
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By: Sierra Romero On May 2nd, the Center for Social Concern hosted its end of year celebration for all Hopkins members involved with CSC programming. Around 45 students trickled in throughout the afternoon to talk with one another, enjoy lunch, snap some polaroid pictures and grab some giveaways. Halal food…
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By: Sierra Romero On May 1st, around 30 students gathered at the Center for Social Concern’s office for Baltimore First’s end of year celebration. Baltimore First is the CSC’s individualized direct service and volunteering program. Students are matched to a site partner and volunteer once a week in groups of…
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=by: Sierra Romero After 16 years with the Center for Social Concern, Young Song is embarking on a new adventure. Young joined the team as the Director of the Tutorial Project, Johns Hopkins University’s flagship tutoring program. Tutorial Project is an after-school tutoring program that pair Hopkins students with elementary…
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By: Sierra Romero On April 26th and 27th, Hopkins students, Baltimore elementary school students, and parents gathered in the glass pavilion to celebrate the end of another semester with Tutorial Project. Each tutee was called up to the podium to receive a certificate decorated by their Hopkins tutor, a book…
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by: Sierra Romero “Cultural humility.” “Potential.” “Reparative.” “Plaid.” “Flexibility.” On April 19th, five of the seven current Engaged Scholar Faculty & Community Partners Fellows gathered at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library for a “lunch & learn” panel hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation. Facilitated by Luisa DeGuzman,…
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By: Sierra Romero On April 24th and 25th, the courtyard outside Levering Hall was filled with over 100 elementary school students participating in the Tutorial Project’s annual Field Day extravaganza. Split between two days, Hopkins tutors and elementary school tutees participated in a series of events. This included sack racing,…
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What are reparative arts, and how we might chart a way forward in alleviating systemic harms and injustices by creating living monuments through staging, performance, and other ways of memorialization? Drawing on Dorinne Kondo’s (2018) concept of ‘reparative creativity’, we understand reparative arts as the processes (methodologies/pedagogies) and/or products (visual,…
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