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Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is the college of arts and sciences at the Johns Hopkins University, a private university in Baltimore, Maryland.

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Gilman Hall, home to the School of Arts and Science's humanities departments, on Johns Hopkins' Homewood campus
TypePrivate
Established1876
Parent institution
Johns Hopkins University
DeanChristopher S. Celenza
Undergraduates3,251 (fall 2023)[1]
Postgraduates1,007 (fall 2023)[1]
Location
Baltimore
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Maryland
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United States
CampusUrban
Websitekrieger.jhu.edu Edit this at Wikidata
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The school is based on the university's Homewood campus and, together with the Whiting School of Engineering, serves as one of Johns Hopkins University's main undergraduate teaching divisions. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

History

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Johns Hopkins University, founded as the nation's first research university in 1876, originally hired "thirty of the profoundest scholars in the varied field of literature".[2]

The current School of Arts and Sciences was formed when the Faculty of Philosophy merged with the Faculty of Engineering in 1967–1968.[3]

It doesn't have the glamour of giving to a medical school. People don't realize that everything emanates from the arts and science college. It is the nucleus of the foundation of the university as a whole.

In December 1992, Zanvyl Krieger, a 1928 alumnus, gave a $50 million challenge grant to the School of Arts and Sciences, "the largest monetary gift in the university's history and one of the largest in American higher education".[4] The school was renamed for Krieger, who explained that he chose to give the gift to the arts and sciences school because "People don't realize that everything emanates from the arts and science college. It is the nucleus of the foundation of the university as a whole".[4]

In November 2013, the university released its draft "Strategic Planning Final Report for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences".[5][6] Under the plan, graduate student admissions would be reduced by 25% across all departments, but the stipends for those admitted would be increased. Additionally, as senior faculty retire, more junior teaching faculty would be hired to take their place.[5]

Students objected in October 2016 when closure of the Humanities Center was under consideration.[7] In January 2017, the school's dean assured them that the center would not close, but would be reorganized around one of three proposals: "...keeping the center’s name while rethinking its role in relation to other humanities departments; renaming the department as something that more 'clearly conveys its identity and focus'; or transforming the humanities center into a comparative literature department..."[8]

In October 2017, the institution canceled its Russian major because it no longer aligned with the partner program in Russian at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. Although students can still take Russian courses, a major in Russian is no longer offered.[9]

In 2020, the university established a promotion and tenure committee to serve the entire institution. It was set up as a three-year pilot program and will be evaluated after that period.[10]

Academics

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KSAS's educational offerings include over 60 undergraduate majors and minors, more than 40 full-time graduate programs, and over 20 part-time graduate programs.[11]

Beginning with the class entering in the Fall of 2024, undergraduates at the School of Arts and Science are required to complete a comprehensive set of distribution requirements known as "Foundational Abilities" (FAs) in order to graduate. The six Foundational Abilities include Writing and Communication (15 credits required) Science and Data (15 credits), Culture and Aesthetics (15 credits), Citizens and Society (15 credits), Ethics and Foundations (15 credits), and Projects and Methods (6 credits).[12]

All first-year undergraduates at the Krieger School are required to take part in a First-Year Seminar, which are designed to help students connect with their peers and faculty while settling into their freshman year of college,[13] and the University Writing Program, which offers a Reintroduction to Writing course.[14]

Humanities

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Humanities at the School of Arts and Sciences consists of 9 academic departments as well as the Program in Archaeology and the Writing Seminars program.[15]

In February 2018, investor and alumnus Bill Miller donated $75 million to the philosophy department, to be used to increase the department's faculty and expand undergraduate and graduate programs.[16] The philosophy department was subsequently renamed the William H. Miller III Department Philosophy in his honor.

Natural sciences

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Mudd Hall, part of the JHU Biology Complex

Natural sciences at the School of Arts and Sciences consists of 8 academic departments as well as the Programs in Behavioral Biology, Molecular Biophysics, Neuroscience, and the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program.[15]

 
Mergenthaler Hall, home of the economics, sociology, art history, and political science departments

Social sciences

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Social sciences at the School of Arts and Sciences consists of 4 academic departments as well the Program in Public Health.[15]

Interdisciplinary Programs

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Advanced academic programs

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The Johns Hopkins University offers part-time graduate programs through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), a division of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences centered in Washington, DC.[17]

Notable Faculty

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Natural Sciences

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Social Sciences

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Humanities

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fall 2023 Registration Report". 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ "President Gilliam and the Johns Hopkins University". The Baltimore Sun. 1875-01-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  3. ^ "Women at The Johns Hopkins University: A History". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  4. ^ a b c de Witt, Karen (1992-12-21). "Johns Hopkins Receives $50 Million Endowment (Published 1992)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  5. ^ a b "Hopkins plans shifts in graduate school and faculty hiring". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. ^ "How Johns Hopkins Plans to Reform Higher Education". Baltimore Fishbowl. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  7. ^ "Johns Hopkins threatens to close humanities center, sparking outcry". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  8. ^ Flaherty, Colleen (January 13, 2017). "Johns Hopkins Humanities Center Will Not Close". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  9. ^ "Johns Hopkins eliminates Russian program, leaving faculty out of the loop". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. ^ "Johns Hopkins finally getting universitywide tenure committee". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  11. ^ "Academics". Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  12. ^ "KSAS implements Foundational Abilities for students enrolling Fall 2024 and beyond". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  13. ^ "First-Year Seminars".
  14. ^ "Curriculum". University Writing Program. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  15. ^ a b c "Departments, Programs, and Centers". Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  16. ^ "This $75 million gift might make higher education question its obsession with science and tech". WTOP. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  17. ^ "Washington, DC Center - Advanced Academic Programs". advanced.jhu.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "BloombergProfessors2 | VPR at JHU". Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  19. ^ "Caterina Consani". Mathematics. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  20. ^ "Emily Riehl". Mathematics. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  21. ^ "Vyacheslav Shokurov". Mathematics. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  22. ^ "Christopher Sogge". Mathematics. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  23. ^ "Jane Bennett". Comparative Thought and Literature. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  24. ^ "N. D. B. Connolly". History. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  25. ^ "Lawrence M. Principe". History of Science and Technology. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
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