Author Julie Phillips on her new book, The Baby on the Fire Escape JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2022-11-28 | Join us for a conversation with author Julie Phillips as she discusses her new book, The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem.About Julie Phillips:Julie Phillips is an American biographer and book critic and the author of The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem (Norton, 2022). Her previous book is James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, which received several honors, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hugo and Locus Awards, and the Washington State Book Award. Phillips has written for The New Yorker, Ms., The Village Voice, and many other publications. She is the recipient of a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and residencies at Hedgebrook and Willapa Bay AiR.
Border Fence and Buoy Impact on River Processes JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-10-04 | Join us as we sit down with Dr. Adriana Martinez as she shares with us her research on the Rio Grande Border Militarization: and Assessing Border Fence and Buoy Impact on River Processes at Eagle Pass, Texas. During this time Dr. Martinez will share with us results from her hydrologic study focusing on spatial modeling to examine the impacts of these fence sections on flood regimes at Eagle Pass, TX. Dr. Martinez will give a presentation of her work which will be followed by a question-and-answer session hosted by Dr. Rachel Isaacs, Environmental Sciences and Policy Program Coordinator.Presenter Bio:Dr. Adriana Martinez is a Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a joint appointment in the Department of Geography & GIS and the Department of Environmental Science. She received her bachelor’s degree in environmental Geosciences and Masters in Geography with a specialty in fluvial geomorphology from Texas A&M University and a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon. She studies human impacts on rivers in addition to her efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in STEM disciplines. She previously served as an AGU Landing Academy national fellow aiming to increase the recruitment and retention of faculty and staff of color. Dr. Martinez is also on the board of the national American Association of Geographers, serves on the association’s JEDI committee, and has led and co-led multiple grants to increase diversity in the geosciences. Her work in geography delves into the branches of physical, human, and technical with her use of modeling, GIS, and drones in her research. Her current work examines the impacts of the US-Mexico border fence on the Rio Grande River. Dr. Martinez has been interviewed by numerous outlets such as Scientific American, the BBC, CNN, and Spectrum News on her work on the border.Sustainable Solutions Series OverviewThe Sustainable Solutions Speaker Series is presented by the Environmental Sciences and Policy and the Energy Policy and Climate programs at Johns Hopkins University. Each talk features scholars and practitioners working to tackle ‘wicked’ environmental, energy, and climate problems. Speakers take us through how they leverage technology, policy, the private sector, markets, research, and field work to form innovative and lasting solutions. From water insecurity to climate adaptation, natural resource conflict to energy transitions, and food insecurity to sustainable agriculture, this series features the depth and breadth of Johns Hopkins University faculty and our greater community as we work toward a sustainable future.
The Art of Provenance Research: Art Detectives in Conversation JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-09-10 | Join us for a conversation with Victoria Reed, Senior Curator for Provenance at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Johns Hopkins faculty member Stephanie Brown as they discuss a particular art history mystery.Victoria Reed is Senior Curator for Provenance at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Trained as a Renaissance art historian, she has been conducting provenance research in art museums for over 20 years. At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, she oversees provenance research and documentation, responds to ownership claims, and coordinates and implements due diligence policies and practices for the curatorial division. Reed’s scholarly interests include the collecting histories of stolen artwork (particularly looted art that came to America after World War II), the development of museum ethics in the U.S., and the iconography of decapitation in medieval and early modern Europe.Stephanie Brown is Assistant Director and Senior Lecturer in the Johns Hopkins MA in Museum Studies program. She is the author of The Case of the Disappearing Gauguin: A Study of Authenticity and the Art Market (Rowman & Littlefield / Bloomsbury, 2024).Learn more about the JHU MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/Learn more about the JHU MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/
Inside Intelligence presents Risk-Taking Analysis JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-09-06 | Join host Michael Ard for a discussion with Harry Yeide, foreign affairs analyst and author, as they discuss "Risk-Taking Analysis.Harry Yeide has worked as a foreign affairs analyst with the federal government for 34 years and covered a wide range of issues, from the Balkans to the Soviet Bloc, terrorism, East Asia, Latin America, and Africa. He also enjoyed two wonderful years on the DCIA Red Cell. Military history has fascinated him since he was a kid, which is why he writes books. Betting Against America is his ninth published work since 2002.Learn more about the JHU MS in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
The MA in Government program presents a panel discussion on the 2024 Presidential Election. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-09-03 | Host Dorothea Wolfson hosts faculty members Doug Harris and Michael Siegel as they discuss "The State of the 2024 Presidential Election." What is the impact of President Biden's recent announcement that he will not seek re-election?Doug Harris is a tenured professor of Political Sicence at Loyola University of Maryland. Prior to Loyola, Harris was an assistant professor of government and politics and of political economy at the University of Texas at Dallas, visiting assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and visiting assistant professor at Colgate University.Michael Siegel is a lecturer in the MA in Government program at Johns Hopkins University. He is also the author of The President as Leader (Routledge, 2018). He has written at least twenty articles in professional journals and published four op-eds in the Baltimore Sun. From 1992-2021, Siegel served as a Senior Education Specialist at The Federal Judicial Center, where he designed and delivered leadership education programs to chief judges of the U.S. courts and to federal court unit executives.Learn more about the JHU MA in Government program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-government/
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2024 AAP New Student Orientation - Virtual JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-08-23 | The 2024 AAP New Student Orientation - Virtual Edition.
Inside Intelligence presents Four Scenarios of PRC Action Against Taiwan JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-08-07 | Join host Michael Ard for a curated discussion with Gabriel Collins on "Coercion, Blockade, Invasion, or Destruction: Four Scenarios of Potential PRC (People's Republic of China) Action Against Taiwan."Gabriel Collins is the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice University’s Baker Institute. He was previously an associate attorney at Baker Hostetler, LLP, and is the co-founder of the China SignPost™ (洞察中国) analysis portal. Collins has worked in the Department of Defense as a China analyst and as a private sector global commodity researcher, authoring more than 100 commodity analysis reports, both for private clients and for publication.Collins’ research portfolio is global. His work currently focuses on legal, environmental and economic issues relating to water — including the food-water-energy nexus — as well as unconventional oil and gas development, and the intersection between global commodity markets and a range of environmental, legal and national security issues. His analysis draws from a broad swath of geospatial and other data streams, and often incorporates insights from sources in Chinese, Russian and Spanish.Collins received his BA from Princeton University and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. He is licensed to practice law in Texas.Learn more about the JHU MS in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
The Wisdom of our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-07-29 | Join host Dorothea Wolfson for a curated discussion with Alexander Rosenthal on his new book The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition and for a greater discussion of conservatism in the modern era.Learn more about the JHU MA in Government program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-government/
Democracy and Our Shared Heritage Fireside Chat JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-07-04 | Please join us for a live fireside chat with the visionary thought leaders of our nation’s great public institutions— Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan — in a conversation moderated by Christopher Celenza, the James B. Knapp Dean of Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.Museums, libraries, and archives contain and safeguard our shared heritage, provide safe spaces for engagement and conversation, and activate the past and present for the future. As cornerstones of democracy, they hold the promise of strengthening civil society.The missions of these critical democratic institutions provide an opportunity to imagine our way forward into a democracy that brings more promise for all.This event is hosted by the Johns Hopkins MA in Museum Studies and MA in Cultural Heritage Management programs.Learn more about the Johns Hopkins University MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/Learn more about the Johns Hopkins University MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/
JHU AAP Intl New Student Orientation Pre-Arrival Webinar JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-07-02 | Join Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs for our virtual Pre-Arrival Information Session for international students on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 8:00 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) - on Zoom! We will provide you with important information to help you prepare for your studies at AAP, including housing resources, visa regulations, disability services, and more. We will also be available to answer any additional questions.
Inside Intelligence presents Using Intelligence to Control Weapons of Mass Destruction JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-26 | Join us for a curated conversation with host Michael Ard and Robert Clark, former senior analyst with the CIA.Robert M. Clark previously was a faculty member of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Intelligence Community Officers’ Course and course director of the DNI’s Introduction to the Intelligence Community course. Clark served as a USAF electronics warfare officer and intelligence officer, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At CIA, he was a senior analyst and group chief. He subsequently was the founder, President and CEO of the Scientific and Technical Analysis Corporation. He is the author of Intelligence Analysis: A Target-centric Approach (6th edition, 2019), The Technical Collection of Intelligence (2010), and Intelligence Collection (2014). He is a co-author, with Dr. William Mitchell, of Target-Centric Network Modeling (2015) and Deception: Counterintelligence and Counterdeception (2018); and, co-editor, with Dr. Mark Lowenthal, of Intelligence Collection: The Five Disciplines (2015). His newest book, The Road to Geospatial Intelligence: The Story of GEOINT, was published in 2020.Clark holds a BS from MIT, a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, and a JD from George Washington University. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Bar.Learn more about the JHU MS in Intelligence Analysis.
Faculty Spotlight presents David Satter on Russia and the Soviet Union JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-26 | Join host Dorothea Israel Wolfson and Benjamin Ginsberg for a curated conversation with David Satter on his new book, Never Speak to Strangers and Other Writing from Russia and the Soviet Union, Volume 2.David A. Satter is an American journalist and historian who writes about Russia and the Soviet Union. He has authored books and articles about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of post-Soviet Russia. Satter was expelled from Russia by the government in 2013. He is perhaps best known as the first researcher who claimed that Vladimir Putin and Russia's Federal Security Service were behind the 1999 Russian apartment bombings and is particularly critical of Putin's rise to the Russian presidency.Learn more about the JHU MA in Government program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-government/
Secrecy vs. Democracy: Revealing a Hidden World at the International Spy Museum JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-20 | Join Anna Slafer for a discussion on "Secrecy vs. Democracy: Revealing a Hidden World at the International Spy Museum."
Museums as Spaces for Democratic Learning JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-20 | Join Kate Huffman for a discussion on Museums as Spaces for Democratic Learning.
Museums and Democracy: Driving Societal Transformation JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-19 | Join Francis M. Boffa for a discussion on how Museums mirror and enable democratic principles.
Reimagining America for its 250th Anniversary: Role of Museums JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-12 | Join Maya Brahmam for a discussion on "Reimagining America for its 250th Anniversary: Role of Museums."Learn more about the JHU MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/Learn more about the JHU MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/
How Accessible Museum Ticket Prices Reduce Systemic Boundaries to Education and Culture JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-11 | Join Emma Bickford for a discussion on "The Cost of the Priceless: How Accessible Museum Ticket Prices Reduce Systemic Boundaries to Education and Culture."Learn more about the JHU MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/Learn more about the JHU MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/
The Business of Intelligence from Reagan to Biden JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-06-07 | Join us for a curated conversation with host Michael Ard and Linda Weissgold, former deputy director for analysis at the CIA.Linda Weissgold was the CIA’s deputy director for analysis from March 2020 until April 2023. In that role, she was responsible for the quality of all-source intelligence analysis at the CIA and for the professional development of the officers who produce it. During her 37-year career at CIA, Linda was part of the creation and delivery of intelligence analysis on a variety of complex issues and in multiple settings.Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she was an analyst and leader of analytic programs focused on the Middle East. Immediately afterward, she was among those that volunteered for counterterrorism assignments. The units she guided, including as the head of the CIA’s Office of Terrorism Analysis, generated insights that informed US policy and operations across multiple Administrations and helped to identify Usama Bin Laden’s location and the rise of ISIS. For more than two years, she served as President George W. Bush’s intelligence briefer.A skilled communicator experienced in the coverage of urgent and controversial issues, Linda is a proven teacher and champion of analytic tradecraft, integrity, and objectivity in intelligence analysis. She is widely recognized for her unwavering dedication to the CIA’s national security mission and its officers.Learn more about the JHU MS in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
2024 KSAS Masters Graduation Ceremony JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-05-30 | 2024 KSAS Master's Graduation CeremonyMonday, May 20, 2024 at 7 p.m.Homewood Field, Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD
2024 AAP Summer New Student Orientation JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-05-12 | 2024 AAP Summer New Student Orientation
Addressing the impact of climate change on peace and security globally JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-05-02 | Join host Lama Elhatow for a curated conversation with Swathi Veeravalli, director of climate security and adaptation, national security council on the impact of climate change on peace and security globally.Climate change is increasingly recognized as a profound security challenge, with implications that transcend national borders and conventional threat paradigms. The intersection of climate change and security encompasses a spectrum of risks, including heightened conflict potential, national security concerns, and threats to human security. Research in this domain underscores the complex, non-linear pathways through which climate-induced stresses may exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and trigger new security dynamics. As global heating intensifies, it is imperative to adopt a more nuanced understanding of security that accounts for human agency and the capacity of communities to adapt and manage climate-related risks. This perspective advocates for a shift towards ecological security, where the focus is not solely on state-centric security but also on the resilience of ecosystems and societies in the face of climate change. The evolving climate-security discourse challenges us to rethink traditional security frameworks and devise inclusive, sustainable strategies that address the multifaceted nature of climate-related security threats.Swathi Veeravalli is the director of climate security and adaptation, at the National Security Council at the White House. She is also an adjunct faculty at Georgetown University, and a member of the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board – Climate Security Plan for America. She is an interdisciplinary research scientist at the Geospatial Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers. Since 2010, she has been principal investigator on several basic and applied research projects where she focuses on developing the capability to better understand the impact of climate variability upon humans and the environment, and has also been a water analyst at Global Water Intelligence, where she assessed and monitored water, wastewater and desalination projects of the international water industry.Sustainable Solutions Series OverviewThe Sustainable Solutions Speaker Series is presented by the Environmental Sciences and Policy and the Energy Policy and Climate programs at Johns Hopkins University. Each talk features scholars and practitioners working to tackle ‘wicked’ environmental, energy, and climate problems. Speakers take us through how they leverage technology, policy, the private sector, markets, research, and field work to form innovative and lasting solutions. From water insecurity to climate adaptation, natural resource conflict to energy transitions, and food insecurity to sustainable agriculture, this series features the depth and breadth of Johns Hopkins University faculty and our greater community as we work toward a sustainable future.
COMMnections presents Political Persuasion in an AI World JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-04-25 | The last decade has seen seismic electoral change.In a time of heightened polarization, partisanship, and disinformation, what drives the American voter to support a candidate or organization, and a question top of mind for all (especially those in the nonprofit and political sectors), what is motivating political voters and donors?Enter the dawn of a new era in politics – the use of generative AI and machine learning, putting political messaging and targeting on steroids. With ChatGPT released just 15 short months ago, we’re still learning how it will impact our daily lives. But when one considers how AI may threaten our fragile democracy, much of the debate lacks creativity. With the use of fake images, audio, and video in circulation as early as 2014, Americans have been conditioned to question a candidate’s authenticity more often than not. It’s safe to say the future will be much more interesting with experts agreeing the potential impacts of AI aren’t all negative. We can draw some fairly straight lines between the current capabilities of AI tools and real-world outcomes that, by the standards of current public understanding, seem truly inspiring.In this session, we’ll discuss the prominent role AI is playing in modern-day politics which include both predictive analytics and generative AI. We’ll also dive into what researches and practitioners have uncovered (both varied and nuanced) and include a number of factors, with geographic and generational distinctions being top of the list.Heather Philpot is Executive Vice President for Moore, a leading constituent experience management company focused on the integration of the donor and advocate experience across all platforms, channels, and devices.Most recently, Heather was a Vice President at Tunnl, a linear media optimization and data analysis firm, where she was responsible for the growth and strategic development of the public affairs and advocacy verticals.Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President of Data Strategy and Operations for Data Axle, where she led sales, strategy, and product innovation for the company’s cooperative database, Apogee.Born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, Philpot is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and currently lives in downtown Washington, DC.Learn more about the JHU MA in Communication program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
Inside Intelligence presents Developing 21st Century Intelligence Leaders JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-04-25 | Join host Michael Ard for a curated conversation with Darryl Lansey, former director of leadership learning at the CIA, on "Developing 21st Century Intelligence Leaders."Darryl A. Lansey was CIA's Director of Leadership Learning prior to his retirement in March 2018. He was responsible for creating and executing CIA's vision, guiding philosophy, and strategy for providing enterprise-level training for new supervisors to senior executives. Previous to Leadership Learning, he was the National Reconnaissance Office's Chief and Deputy Chief Learning Officer. During Darryl's CIA career, he served in four of five Directorates, including more than 20 years in the Directorate of Intelligence (now Analysis) where he authored and managed analyses on an array of topics including: chemical and biological weapons proliferation, counternarcotics, counterterrorism, and the Balkans. Upon Darryl's retirement, CIA awarded him with its Career Commendation Medal, which was the last of more than 30 exceptional performance awards and citations that he received during his career.
GIS After Dark presents Farrah Solomon JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-04-10 | Host Cassandra Hansen leads a curated conversation with Farrah Solomon on "Homelessness Point in Time: An ESRI Solution used by Carroll County."Farrah is a GIS Analyst with over 7 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online technology. She completed her most recent second master of science degree in Environmental Sciences and Policy with a GIS Certificate in 2021 from Johns Hopkins University. Farrah has worked across various sectors including environmental, school transportation and most recently in IT services within local government. With a high aptitude for learning and an intense passion for all things GIS driven, Farrah can learn multiple technologies and software, apply them, troubleshoot, and provide feedback on their performance.Learn more about the JHU Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-geographic-information-systems/
Learn How To Maximize Your Chances To Obtain A Security Clearance JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-29 | Join Mark Zaid, a renowned national security attorney who represents federal employees within the Intelligence (including spies), Military and Law Enforcement Communities, as well as defense contractors, to learn how he obtains and maintains his clients’ access to classified information. This presentation will guide students through the process of completing an SF-86 National Security Questionnaire, explain what to expect during polygraph examinations, and provide advice on how to maximize their chances to qualify for federal employment requiring a security clearance. This is a unique opportunity for any JHU student who is interested in USG Internships or career path.Mark S. Zaid is a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in crisis management and innovatively handling simple and complex administrative and litigation matters relating to national security, international law, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, and the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts.Through his practice Mr. Zaid often represents former/current federal employees, particularly intelligence and military officers, defense contractors, Whistleblowers and others who have grievances, have been wronged or are being investigated by agencies of the United States Government or foreign governments, as well as members of the media.Mr. Zaid is also the Executive Director and founder of the James Madison Project, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the primary purpose of educating the public on issues relating to intelligence gathering and operations, secrecy policies, national security and government wrongdoing. In 2017, Mr. Zaid co-founded Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit law firm that provides pro bono legal representation to whistleblowers, particularly in the national security arena.A 1992 graduate and Associate Editor of the Law Review of Albany Law School of Union University in New York, he completed his undergraduate education (cum laude) in 1989 at the University of Rochester, New York with honors in Political Science and high honors in History. Mr. Zaid is a member of the Bars of New York State, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland and numerous federal courts.Learn more about the JHU MS in Intelligence Analysis program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
Seeds of Change: Creating and Growing Nonprofit Leadership Projects JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-28 | Following completion of their JHU Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy degree, three alumni, Niharika Bandaru ('21), Amber Lively ('21), and Melissa Willhouse ('23) created nonprofit organizations aimed at promoting sustainability and climate change awareness in their respective communities. Join us for a panel discussion on how the program helped to encourage the action to develop these meaningful organizations!Niharika Bandaru – President and Executive Director for Windsor of ChangeBandaru serves as the President and Executive Director of Windsor of Change, a non-profit in Canada, focused on educating and engaging the Windsor-Essex community about the local impacts of climate change and what they can do to mitigate and adapt to them. Additionally Bandaru is a Sustainability Catalyst for the Town of Innisfil, Ontario, Canada, where she is actively developing climate change and sustainability action plans focusing on emissions reductions and adaptation building. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Windsor and an Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University. She’s also Co-Chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Working Group of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board at the International Joint Commission.Amber Lively – Founder/Executive Director for Building Sustainable ConnectionsIn 2020 Lively founded Building Sustainable Connections, a nonprofit focused on encouraging Innovative competition in the local market. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota the organization has grown to incude a Green Business Directory, a local sustainability and conservation networking group (Green Drinks Sioux Falls), a public recognition program, sustainability consulting services, and a small organization grant program. In addition to her work as the Founder/Executive Director for Building Sustainable Connections, Lively currently works for the Big Sioux River Project as the Watershed Project Manager.Melissa Willhouse – Co-founder of the Mind & Environment Society along with alumni Kayla SaundersIn 2023 WIllhouse, in partnership with classmate Kayla Saunders, founded the Mind & Environment Society. Created from a leadership class project the Mind & Environment Society focuses on promoting advocacy and awareness around mental health and its intersectionality with the environment. Willhouse works as a communications and environmental education professional. She does freelance photography, volunteers with a local conservation group, is currently training to become a Master Naturalist, and serves on the Board of Directors for a local environmental non-profit in Maryland.Sustainable Solutions Series OverviewThe Sustainable Solutions Speaker Series is presented by the Environmental Sciences and Policy (ESP) and the Energy Policy and Climate (EPC) programs at Johns Hopkins University. Each talk features scholars and practitioners working to tackle ‘wicked’ environmental, energy, and climate problems. Speakers take us through how they leverage technology, policy, the private sector, markets, research, and field work to form innovative and lasting solutions. From water insecurity to climate adaptation, natural resource conflict to energy transitions, and food insecurity to sustainable agriculture, this series features the depth and breadth of Johns Hopkins University faculty and our greater community toward a sustainable future.Learn more about the JHU MS in Energy Policy and Climate program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-energy-policy-climate/Learn more about the JHU MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-environmental-sciences-policy/
The Challenge of OSINT: A View From A Senior Practitioner JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-27 | Join host Michael Ard for a curated conversation with Martin Gurri on Open Source Intelligence, the role of the Open Source Center and the materials and products it produced.Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst and author of The Revolt of the Public. Gurri is a Visiting Fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University and frequently writes for Discourse, City Journal, The Free Press, UnHerd, and the New York Post. Gurri served at the Director of National Intelligence Open Source Center in various positions, including director of research.Learn more about the JHU MA in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
NPRs Nell Greenfieldboyce on her new book, Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-27 | Join host alumnus Byron Ricks for a curated conversation with NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce on her new book, Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life.Publisher W.W. Norton describes this debut book published in January of 2024, as "a wholly original collection of powerful, emotionally raw, and unforgettable personal essays that probe the places where science touches our lives most intimately....Expertly weaving her own experiences of motherhood and marriage with an almost devotional attention to the natural world, Greenfieldboyce grapples with the weighty dualities of life: birth and death, constancy and impermanence, memory and doubt, love and aging."Greenfieldboyce received a Master of Arts in Science Writing in 1995 from Johns Hopkins University. She worked at weekly news magazines, including New Scientist and U. S. News & World Report, before coming to NPR in 2005 to report on science and technology.Learn more about the JHU MA in Science Writing program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-science-writing/ Learn more about the JHU MA in Writing program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-writing/
Debating Deglobalization: A Conversation with Dani Rodrik and Joyce Chang JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-19 | In recent years, the economic integration of nations appears to have slowed, a development often termed ‘deglobalization’. To what extent is deglobalization occurring and is it likely to continue? Who gains and who loses from it? And are there reasons to be cheerleaders for deglobalization? Join us for a discussion of these issues with Harvard University’s Dani Rodrik and J.P. Morgan’s Joyce Chang.Dani Rodrik is a world-renowned researcher on globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy. Rodrik is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was President of the International Economic Association during 2021-23 and helped found IEA's Women in Leadership in Economics initiative.Joyce Chang is Chair of Global Research for J.P. Morgan’s Corporate and Investment Bank. Chang was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch and Salomon Brothers before joining J.P. Morgan Chase in 1999. She sponsors J.P. Morgan’s Women on the Move Network and the network for employees of Asian heritage (AsPIRE).The conversation will be moderated by Prakash Loungani, program director for the MS in Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University.Learn more about the JHU MS in Applied Economics:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-applied-economics/ Learn more about the MS in Financial Economics:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-financial-economics/
What To Expect When Youre Graduating 2024! JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-05 | Join the 2024 KSAS Masters Graduation Ceremony planning team for a webinar about all things graduation. This informative webinar will answer questions like:What do I need to know?What is regalia and how do I purchase it?Do I need tickets for the event?How will graduation day unfold and what are key times I need to be aware of?
Sustainable Solutions presents Loss and Damage impacts from Climate Change JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-03-03 | “Loss and damage” in the context of climate change, refers to the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to, or when options exist but a community doesn’t have the resources to access or utilize them. This could include the loss of coastal heritage sites due to rising sea levels, or the loss of homes and lives during extreme floods. Loss and damage can result from extreme weather events like cyclones, droughts, and heatwaves, as well as slow-onset changes such as sea level rise, desertification, glacial retreat, land degradation, ocean acidification, and salinization. In some cases, damages may permanently alter places; for example, rising seas encroaching on low-lying islands, or drought shrinking freshwater resources and turning once-productive farmland into barren land. The subject of loss and damage is a matter of climate justice, as it will continue to harm vulnerable communities the most. While developed countries agreed at the COP27 UN climate summit in 2022 to create a fund for addressing losses and damages in particularly vulnerable nations, many questions remain around how it will work and how much money wealthy nations will provide. In 2022, Pakistan was hit with some of the most devastating floods that incurred losses and damages affecting 33 million people across the country including loss of life, homes, inundation of land and destruction of ecosystems and biodiversity. Similarly in 2023, the storms that hit Libya amounted to immense flooding and destruction across the country. With climate change, these extreme weather events will only worsen, and dealing with these losses and damages globally becomes a matter of existential concern.About our speakers:Kashmala Kakakhel has over 17 years of experience with governments and development partners across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Her core competence lies in international policy on climate finance, with particular emphasis on loss and damage, ensuring alignment to needs and requirements of developing countries. She also specializes in developing bankable projects for accessing international funding. Kashmala has supported the Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan in developing key operational modalities on green growth and governance. She has been a pivotal player in Pakistan after the floods in 2022 that devastated much of the country, has helped put loss and damage on the map in the international climate space, and has been vocal about the impacts of loss and damage to Pakistan through climate change.Kashmala is a member of the Women in Energy Pakistan, writes opinion pieces for national and international new agencies, is a resource person on climate finance and performance management at the National School of Public Policy in Pakistan, and is also a TEDx speaker.Harjeet Singh is an activist advocating for climate and social justice globally. His work has involved assisting countries in responding to disasters, climate impacts, migration, and in bolstering adaptation and resilience programs. He is the Global Engagement Director at the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative. Previously, he served as the Head of Global Political Strategy at Climate Action Network International and led ActionAid's climate justice work globally. Harjeet has been a board member of both CAN International and the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction. Currently, he is also a member of the United Nations' Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management, under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Harjeet co-founded Satat Sampada, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting sustainable environmental practices, such as organic food and farming, in India and beyond. He has authored and overseen numerous publications in the field of climate justice and disaster resilience.Sustainable Solutions Series OverviewThe Sustainable Solutions Speaker Series is presented by the Environmental Sciences and Policy and the Energy Policy and Climate programs at Johns Hopkins University. Each talk features scholars and practitioners working to tackle ‘wicked’ environmental, energy, and climate problems. Speakers take us through how they leverage technology, policy, the private sector, markets, research, and field work to form innovative and lasting solutions. From water insecurity to climate adaptation, natural resource conflict to energy transitions, and food insecurity to sustainable agriculture, this series features the depth and breadth of Johns Hopkins University faculty and our greater community toward a sustainable future.
Foreign-Backed Disinformation: Its Impact on the Homeland JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-02-28 | Join host Michael Ard for a discussion with Brian Murphy on "Foreign-Backed Disinformation: Its Impact on the Homeland."Brian Murphy is the Managing Director for Logically.ai. In his role, he assisted in developing and implementing advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solutions to find harmful threat content at scale and across languages and internet platforms. Before joining Logically, Murphy served as both the principal and acting under secretary for intelligence for DHS. Murphy was a special agent with the FBI for 20 years. While there, he performed duties from street agent up to roles as a national manager in the senior executive service. During his career, he served in New York, Afghanistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Washington, DC. Murphy began his federal service in 1994 as an officer in the Marine Corps and would later return to this role in 2004 after being recalled to active duty for service in Iraq.Since 2021 Murphy has been an adjunct professor for Georgetown’s Security Studies Program, where he teaches about homeland security and the complex domestic intelligence architecture underpinning national security. As of 2022, Murphy has been a member of DHS’s Election Infrastructure Committee. In 2023 Murphy joined Pitt Cyber as an Affiliate Practice Scholar and collaborates with researchers and industry. In 2024 Murphy became the president of the Information Professionals Association.Murphy’s academic credentials include a PhD from Georgetown University; Master of Arts from Columbia University; and a Bachelor of Arts from William and Mary. He is a certified U.S. Intelligence Officer and Joint Duty Certified and maintains a Top Secret clearance.Learn more about the MS in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
COMMnections presents Communications During Times of Disasters JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-02-23 | Join host Patricia Hernandez for a conversation with Susan Malandrino as they discuss "Communications During Times of Disaster."Susan Malandrino is the senior communications adviser at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). In this role, Susan serves as a spokesperson, speechwriter and communication strategist for the president of the world’s largest humanitarian network. The IFRC supports local Red Cross and Red Crescent action in more than 191 countries, bringing together more than 16 million volunteers for the good of humanity.Prior to joining IFRC, Susan was a communications manager for the American Red Cross based in Washington, D.C., where she was the primary storyteller for international crises and programs and military programs. Following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye in February 2023, Susan deployed as a communications coordinator on behalf of the IFRC, where she served as the primary focal point for media and strategic communications. Her other humanitarian missions include work with refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine.With over two decades of communications and marketing experience, Susan’s held a variety of positions in non-profit communications. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and media arts from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in communications from Old Dominion University.Learn more about the MA in Communication program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
Curated Conversations presents New Careers, New Museums JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-02-22 | Join moderator Dr. Stephanie Brown for a curated discussion with three industry professionals on the challenges and benefits of changing your career into the museum and curatorial industry.Stephanie Carter is a 2011 alum of our program who is currently Museum Director/Curator at the Washington National Guard Museum. Prior to joining that museum, Stephanie earned a PhD in Scottish Ethnology at the U of Edinburgh.Erin Golightly, Manager, Foundation and Government Relations at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.Danielle Lancaster is a 2019 alum of our program who joined the staff of NMAAHC the year she graduated. She’s currently Program Analyst in the Office of the Director. Before entering the museum field, Danielle worked in the fashion history.Greg Stevens, author of A Life in Museums, has worked in the field, and taught in our program, for many years.We will explore topics such as:The view from the director’s office,How did JHU and former work experience prepare you for your current role?Advice for others on preparing for a career change?Learn more about the MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/Learn more about the MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/
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Sustainable Solutions presents Climate Change, Water Quality and Health JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-01-26 | Join host Cassandra Hansen for a curated conversation with Glenn Patterson for a discussion on Climate Change, Water Quality and Health.While Glenn is not actively conducting his own research into this topic, he is fascinated by the connections among climate change, water quality, and human health. He welcomes this opportunity to survey some of the interesting recent research results on this topic published by others.Glenn received his BA in biology from the University of Chicago, MS in watershed management from the University of Arizona, and PhD in watershed science from Colorado State University. He worked for 30 years as a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, focusing on water quality, watersheds, drinking water, lakes, estuaries, and geomorphology.For more information about the MS in Energy Policy and Climate:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-energy-policy-climate/For more information about the MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-environmental-sciences-policy/
Inside Intelligence presents The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Axis of Resistance JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2024-01-10 | Join host Michael Ard for a conversation with former intelligence analyst Steven Ward on "The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Axis of Resistance."Steven Ward worked as an intelligence officer for nearly 30 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, covering Middle Eastern, South Asian, and related national security issues. Ward served as a Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia on the National Intelligence Council (2005-2006) and as a Director of Intelligence Programs for the National Security Council (1998-1999). Ward is the author of Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces (Georgetown University Press, 2014) and Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History (Georgetown University Press, forthcoming). Ward currently works as a contract historian for the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint History and Research Office where he is preparing Volumes XVI and XVII of the classified history series, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, covering the George W. Bush administration.For more information on the MS in Intelligence Analysis:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-intelligence-analysis/
Geospatial Intelligence: Assessing Recent Developments at Chinas Lop Nur Nuclear Weapons Test Site. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-11-15 | Join host Michael Ard for a curated conversation with Renny Babiarz, a Chinese nuclear weapons specialist and geospatial intelligence analyst.This talk explores general connections between geopolitics and geospatial disciplines, and then specifically shows how geospatial analysis can lead to important geopolitical developments. One common example of such a connection is the Cuban Missile Crisis, which blossomed into a crisis because CIA imagery analysts discovered ballistic missile bases under construction in Cuba. This led to a dramatic geopolitical confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.Today, some of the world's most important geopolitical issues remain rooted in our knowledge of developments at specific locations on the earth. For example, recent developments at China's Lop Nur Nuclear Weapons Test Site suggest a dramatically new era of nuclear weapon testing and development is about to begin. This would have profound implications not only for geopolitics, but for life itself on Earth.Renny Babiarz is vice president of analysis and operations for AllSource Analysis, where he manages geospatial intelligence analysis projects on security, economic, and artificial intelligence issues for government, non-government, and private-sector customers. He is also an adjunct faculty member for the Johns Hopkins MS in Geospatial Intelligence program. Babiarz has over 20 years of experience researching China’s political and military systems, including 10 years of experience in the field of GEOINT analysis focusing on Asia and weapons of mass destruction. He has a PhD in political science, specializing in China's nuclear weapons program, from Johns Hopkins University; an MA in Asian studies, specializing in China, from University of Hawaii at Manoa; and certificates in Chinese language and GEOINT analysis. Additionally, Babiarz worked in public service as a GEOINT analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Curated Conversations presents Hard Conversations: Museums as Incubators for Civic Discourse JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-11-09 | Johns Hopkins president Ron Daniels recently wrote about universities as core institutions of democracy. Can museums also serve in that role? The Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana, and the Presidio in San Francisco, California, may not appear to have much in common. Yet both institutions center sharing research and expertise around difficult topics. Both museums have created safe spaces for hard conversations. How can museums create and foster opportunities for civic discourse around issues that matter? Join us as we explore this vital topic.Speakers:Liz Melicker is an experienced museum professional with expertise in curatorial practice, including creative direction, research, content development, and collections management. She is the curator for the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, in the traditional territory of the Yelamu, a local tribe of Ramaytush Ohlone. Melicker leads the Trust’s curation program, preserving and sharing the Presidio’s collections with current and future generations. Public exhibitions at the historic Officers’ Club highlight these collections and invite the public to consider how the park’s history is relevant today through participatory, co-created experiences. Melicker has led award-winning exhibition projects recognized by the American Alliance of Museums and the Western Museums Association, including Operation Babylift: Perspectives & Legacies and EXCLUSION: The Presidio’s Role in World War II Japanese American Incarceration. Melicker holds an Master of Arts in anthropology from Stanford University, and prior to joining the Presidio Trust in 2005, worked in cultural resource management in California and Hawai’i, her home state.Dr. Sabre Moore is the executive director of the Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana. Moore received her PhD in American studies with a focus in public history from Montana State University in 2023, a Master of Arts in museum studies and nonprofit management from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Montana State University in 2013. Moore's research focuses on museums and rural community vitality, and how power is exercised in practices of place. Moore is the president of the Museums Association of Montana, chair of Visit Southeast Montana, serves on the Montana Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council and is a site steward for Medicine Rocks State Park and the Bureau of Land Management in Carter County, Montana.
COMMnections presents Chanelle Ohayon-Crosby on Corporate Communication in Asia. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-11-09 | J oin host Patricia Hernandez for a conversation with Chanelle Ohayon-Crosby on International Corporate Communication.Ohayon-Crosby holds a Master of Arts in Communication with a concentration in nonprofit and Corporate Communication from JHU’s Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, she has lived in France, China, and Singapore. Her work experience in the communication sector spans five years. In Shanghai, China, she worked as the Content Manager for the entire site of EyeBuyDirect eyewear, part of EssilorLuxottica, the worldwide leader in lens manufacturing. In Singapore, she ran her communication consultancy, ranging from proofreading to digital content creation. Her clients' sectors included sustainability, technology, and e-commerce.
Inside Intelligence presents Leadership Analysis: Understanding an Intelligence Discipline JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-11-06 | Join Michael Ard for a curated conversation with Deborah Wituski on "Leadership Analysis: Understanding an Intelligence Discipline."Wituski is the vice president for Resilience and Risk Foresight at Google and is responsible for the global program that informs business decisions with trusted resilience and risk analysis to protect Google's people, property, and ideas.Prior to Google, Wituski served in the U.S. government for 20 years. Starting as a leadership analyst in Iraq for the Central Intelligence Agency, Wituski went on to work on Middle East and counterterrorism issues and held senior positions, including chief of staff to the director, CIA.Wituski earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in political science from West Virginia University and a PhD in political science from Ohio State University.
Author Jeff Boyd discusses his new novel The Weight as well as his journey as a writer. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-11-01 | Join host Torrence Boone, a graduate of the MA in Writing program, for a conversation with author Jeff Boyd as they discuss Boyd’s new novel “The Weight” as well as his journey as a writer.From Simon and Schuster on "The Weight":A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbringing.Jeff Boyd is a former public-school teacher from Chicago and a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received the Deena Davidson Friedman Prize for Fiction. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner and child. Learn more about the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs.https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-science-writing/https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-writing/
Inside Intelligence presents The Foundations of American Intelligence JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-10-31 | Join host Michael Ard for a conversation with Mark Stout, former director of the MA in Global Security Studies, on the Foundations of American Intelligence.Mark Stout has taught in Advanced Academic Programs since 2007. From 2013 to 2021 he was the director of the Master of Arts in Global Security Studies and he directed the post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Intelligence from 2014 to 2019. Stout previously worked for thirteen years as an intelligence analyst, first with the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and later with the CIA. Stout also worked on the Army Staff in the Pentagon and at the Institute for Defense Analyses. In addition, from 2010 to 2013 Stout was the historian at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.Stout is a series co-editor of Georgetown University Press’ Studies in Intelligence History book series. He is a contributing editor at War on the Rocks and he was the founding president of the North American Society for Intelligence History from 2016-2019. He is the co-author or co-editor of several books and has published articles in The Journal of Strategic Studies, Intelligence and National Security, Studies in Intelligence, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. He has a book on American intelligence in World War I under contract to the University Press of Kansas.Stout has degrees from Stanford and Harvard Universities and a PhD in history from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. His research interests include American intelligence history and military thought.
How to Create Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive PR Efforts That Engage Rather Than Divide JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-10-31 | COMMnections presents: People-First: How to Create Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive PR Efforts That Engage Rather Than DivideAudiences should always be at the center of our public relations and marketing efforts. Yet the needs, challenges and interests of diverse audiences are often an afterthought in public relations planning. In this session we will explore effective audience inclusion strategies through a DEI communications framework to position overburdened community audiences at the center of campaign, message and material development planning and serve as insightful collaborators to engage — and not divide — communities.By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:* Discuss the concept of “people-first” and why audiences must be at the center of engaging public relations campaigns;* Understand effective audience inclusion strategies within a DEI communications framework to apply throughout campaign development; and* Explore approaches for collaborating and engaging with overburdened communities as partners and avoiding divisive strategies, such as tokenism and unconscious bias.Crystal Borde is a Vice President and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice Lead at Vanguard Communications, a PR and social marketing firm based in Washington, DC. She counsels government agencies and non-profit organizations on how to better communicate their DEI values while taking actions within their organizations and communities to be more inclusive and equitable. She puts people first, ensuring that people — who they are and what they need — are accurately and fairly represented in strategic communications planning. Her thought leadership about DEI communication strategies and approaches has been published in Bulldog Reporter and PRSA National’s PRSay blog and featured in industry panel events and conference workshops. In 2021, she was recognized as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Honoree by Ragan’s Top Women in Communications Awards and named a Changemaker Honoree by PR News’ Top Woman in PR. Crystal got her BA at California State University, Fullerton — College of Communications. She is a Director and the DEI Committee Chair for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) National Capital Chapter Board of Directors for the past three years. Vanguard Communications is a Hispanic woman-owned public relations and social marketing firm whose work is powered by and for people — the individuals, families and communities whose voices are the fuel for change. Since 1987, Vanguard has been working in the areas of health, wellness, energy, environment, education and diversity, equity, and inclusion to foster healthy communities and a thriving planet.
Engaging Economics presents Taming U.S. Inflation: Is Victory in Sight? JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-10-13 | The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates 11 times since March 2022 to halt the advance of inflation. Is it time to declare victory? What should the Fed do at its next meeting—hold interest rates steady or hike them one more time to ensure a decisive win over inflation? Join us for a conversation with Laurence Ball, professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, on prospects for U.S. inflation and the best course of action for the Fed. The conversation will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics.Professor Ball is one of the preeminent macroeconomists of his generation and an avid follower of the Fed—his 2018 book The Fed and Lehman Brothers was praised by The New York Times for questioning “orthodoxy, offering a more disturbing perspective on the past and a less sanguine prognosis for the future.” He is also the program chair for the MS in Applied Economics and the MS in Financial Economics programs at Johns Hopkins.This new webinar series will be moderated by Ou Hu, Program Director for the MS in Financial Economics program, and Prakash Loungani, Program Director for the MS in Applied Economics program. Hu was previously a professor at Youngstown State University and held the inaugural Paul J. Thomas Endowment Chair of Economics. Loungani was previously an assistant director at the International Monetary Fund and also worked for several years at the Fed.Learn more about the JHU MS in Applied Economics:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-applied-economics/Learn more about the JHU MS in Financial Economics:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-financial-economics/
The Leading Edge presents Kevin Robinson on Leadership in Athletics. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-09-29 | Join host Christopher Dreisbach for an inspiring conversation with Kevin Robinson, director of athletics for Catholic University of America, on leadership in athletics.Robinson was introduced as the director of athletics/associate vice president at Catholic University on June 2, 2023. He came to the university with 24 years of experience in collegiate athletics under his belt, having most recently served as the associate director of athletics for advancement at Mount St. Mary’s University. Robinson took over that role in September 2021 after spending six years as the director of athletic development at Mount St. Mary’s. Robinson served the university in multiple capacities, including in university leadership initiatives, athletic development, athletic administration, external relations, and public relations.Robinson served on the Strategic Planning Leadership Committee that developed Mount St. Mary’s Strategic Plan from 2018-2023, creating the university’s new mission, vision, core values, and strategic priorities.
Curated Conversations presents Museum Pathways: Community-Centered Curatorial Practice. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-09-13 | Curatorial practice is changing. Museum practitioners are thinking about objects, stories, relationships, and power in new ways. Curators are no longer expected simply to be content experts: our profession, and our culture, now requires curators to excavate multi-layered meanings, honor complicated stories, and build relationships with those within and outside of the traditional museum community. Timothy Anne Burnside, museum specialist at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (and JHU Museum Studies alum), and Kilolo Luckett, founding executive director and chief curator of the Pittsburgh-based Alma | Lewis art platform, both center their curatorial practices around creating spaces and opportunities for constructive, innovative conversations. Join us as they share their experiences and insights in a wide-ranging discussion on curatorial practice today.For more information on the MA in Cultural Heritage Management program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-cultural-heritage-management/For more information on the MA in Museum Studies program:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-museum-studies/
GIS After Dark - Infrastructure and Utilities Management at JHU JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-09-08 | Join host Cassandra Hansen for a discussion with JHU staff members Mark Washington (IT) and Jonathan Dandois (Real Estate) about how JHU is using GIS technology for infrastructure and utilities management.Mark Washington is the Director of Information Systems for Johns Hopkins 555 Penn IT/AV department in Washington D.C. and architect of the Johns Hopkins Geographic Information System for infrastructure and utility management, supporting all university constituents. Washington is also an adjunct instructor for Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Advanced Academic Programs for the Master of Science in GIS Program, teaching GIS for Infrastructure Management. Washington has a B.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, and an M.S. from Rutgers University. He previously instructed students as an adjunct faculty member at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, teaching core courses in the Information Technology Department for more than 6 years. Washington has previously led enterprise information technology initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University and Princeton University.Jonathan Dandois PhD, GISP is the GIS Manager for Johns Hopkins Facilities and Real Estate (JHFRE) where he manages an Esri Enterprise GIS system to track all exterior (and some interior) assets of Johns Hopkins business in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. Jonathan has worked with GIS and geospatial technology for over 20 years, including in academic, research, non-profit, government, and commercial sectors. He received a BS and PhD in Geography and Environmental Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a focus on GIS, drone remote sensing, forest ecology, and computer vision. Jonathan is an FAA Part 107 UAS pilot and is growing the JHFRE drone program for facilities management. In his spare time, Jonathan is an advocate for the OpenStreetMap project and is co-organizer of MaptimeBaltimore, a local social meetup group for geospatial nerds in Baltimore.For more information on the MS in Geographic Information Systems:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-geographic-information-systems/
Data Dimensions featuring alumnus Brian Higgins, 11. JHU Advanced Academic Programs 2023-09-07 | Brian Higgins (JHU MA in Government, 2011) has used the skills he developed at JHU’s Center for Data Analytics, Policy, and Government in work that spans a variety of settings. He has worked as a congressional liaison for the Navy, served dozens of public and private clients at McKinsey & Company, and now advises the president of the NCAA on business and policy priorities.Brian will talk about how he built on the knowledge he gained at JHU to advance his career and solve challenging problems. He’ll discuss trends he sees in data and analytics across multiple industries, including the specific needs employers find hardest to fill.Learn more about the MS in Data Analytics and Policy at:https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-data-analytics-policy/
