Faculty Mentorship

Relationships that empower you to explore new ideas and take intellectual risks.

Our faculty are pioneering their fields and finding new ways forward in our evolving world. As mentors and teachers, they’re dedicated to providing students with the knowledge and experiences to graduate as leaders—no matter what professional path they choose. They empower our students to take intellectual risks and discover opportunities to put their learning into practice.

6:1 Student to Faculty Ratio

After a conversation with my computer science faculty mentor about wanting to start working on a research project, I learned about the Delineo Disease Modelling Project. Delineo is an ongoing CS project in collaboration with the World Health Organization and Ruvos. After attending a team meeting, I knew this project would be the right fit for me because of the great mentors, engaging challenges, and real-world impact.

Navya M., ’28

WORK ALONGSIDE RENOWNED FACULTY

Fostering Connections Between Hopkins & Baltimore’s African American Communities

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History Lawrence Jackson founded the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, which showcases the unique arts, history, and culture of African American communities throughout Baltimore.

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Testing: One, Two, Three

Co-inventor of the foil electret microphone, James West is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. A mentor to countless students, he’s especially active in programs that encourage underrepresented groups in STEM.

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Studying Social Support

Dr. Alison Papadakis explores questions of stress, coping, peer processes, psychopathology, and gender. She teaches perennial favorites, such as Abnormal Psychology, and in 2015, she received an Undergraduate Advising Award from the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences.

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Solving Problems Together

Hahrie Han, inaugural director of the SNF Agora Institute and Professor of Political Science, wrote a book ​in which she explores how a Cincinnati megachurch’s anti-racism program sparked profound personal transformations and challenged entrenched racial divides. Through the experiences of four congregants, Han reveals the complexities and possibilities of faith-driven social change in America.

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