Victoria Harms’ essay revisits the foundational mythologies of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) by critically tracing the long history of exclusion, merit, and institutional identity across lines of race, gender, class, and religion. She examines how JHU’s early adoption of the German research university model coexisted with entrenched structures of elitism and systematic exclusion—from barring women and Black students to implementing antisemitic admissions policies. The article foregrounds the…

When? Monday, 2 June 2025, 12:30–14:30

Where? M 26, Maximilianstr. 26, 93047 Regensburg

Admission free | Original with German subtitles (OmdU)

Part of the Regensburg Sustainability Week - Nachhaltigkeitswoche

Application deadline: 1 June 2025 to start in October 2025

Level: Masters (MA)

Degree length: four semesters

Language of teaching: English

Tuition fees: 0 – nil – zero. It's free!

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