Virginia Apgar is today’s google doodle! It’s her 109th birthday. A good day for Women of Hopkins and babies everywhere.
Category Archives: JHU
Gender at the Movies (have a nice weekend)
Sarah E. Parkinson, of JHU political science and international studies, teaches us “How to watch ‘Star Wars’ like an insurgent”
N.D.B. Connolly, of JHU history department, writes in The Hollywood Reporter: “How ‘Black Panther’ Taps Into 500 Years of History”
And one more, from Emory philosopher George Yancy:
History professor Martha Jones on Obama’s portraits & black women in the White House
Above you see Michelle Obama’s official 2009 portrait next to Amy Sherald’s recently unveiled portrait. Professor Jones published an op-ed in the Washington Post discussing what’s been said–and not said–about bare arms and presidential history.
Welcome to Vesla Weaver, leading scholar on racial politics and criminal justice issues in America
We welcome Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Vesla Weaver to JHU!
“We cannot understand modern inequality or begin to move past the harms of incarceration and surveillance without understanding that punitive action is threaded through a multiplicity of activities and agencies in poor communities,” Weaver says.
Read about Vesla’s work on the Portals for Research project at Lexington Market here.
Dear Colleagues, what is next for Title IX?
On Sept 7, 2017, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke about concerns about Title IX enforcement. We wanted to share here what we’ve seen so far in response from JHU. If we are missing something, please comment and add the link! Thanks.
Vice Provost for Institutional Equity Kim Hewitt spoke to the HUB days later. A quick excerpt: “We were mindful of the guidance of the ‘Dear Colleague’ letter when we revised our policies and procedures and will be following closely the efforts of Secretary DeVos,” Hewitt said. “We want to emphasize, however, that the secretary’s announcement does not change Johns Hopkins policy. Our current policy and procedures remain fully in effect.”
Two days ago, September 14, the News-Letter published “Admin Resists Potential Shift in Sexual Assault Policy.” Addressing administrative and student response, the article quotes Title IX Coordinator and Assistant Vice Provost Joy Gaslevic, who “affirmed the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE)’s commitment to addressing sexual misconduct on campus regardless of changes in federal guidelines.”
“We are watching closely to see what the Department of Education will do with regard to prior guidance,” Gaslevic wrote. “[The University’s] policy regarding sexual misconduct remains in place and would not automatically change even if that guidance is rescinded.”
The article includes responses from SARU (Sexual Assault Resource Unit at JHU) and students from the (mandatory) Bystander Intervention Training.
Meanwhile, here’s this from September 7 (same day DeVos spoke) from UC schools and UC-Berkeley.