Back To Work A Message From Dean Ferrari

Main navigation Johns Hopkins Legacy Online applications Faculty Directory Experiential studying Career sources Alumni mentoring program Util Nav CTA CTA Breadcrumb Back to Work: A Message from Dean Ferrari This previous weekend proved to be a peaceful one in Baltimore. Many of the town’s residents took to the streets to celebrate the fact that a step had been taken within the criminal judicial course of with the indictment of the officers involved in Freddie Gray’s unlucky death. The curfew was lifted yesterday and the town seems to be returning to its regular rhythms. Like lots of you, I read news reviews and listened to quite a lot of political commentators over the weekend. There gave the impression to be a consensus that the proximate events of the final week level to longer-time period issues of income disparity, training and infrastructure, an necessary listing however not fully inclusive of what plagues elements of our city, others within the U.S. and past. And these problems appear stubborn. We have documented them repeatedly for many years and perhaps for for much longer, tried a number of solutions however haven't realized sufficient successes. We have simply experienced once more the results of these persistent and pernicious forces at work. If there's excellent news coming from last week’s disruption, it's that we at Johns Hopkins University and the Carey Business School haven't been blind to the myriad issues right here in Baltimore and beyond. Here are a few examples of necessary efforts we now have undertaken. The University under President Daniels has been a significant associate in growing neighborhoods across the Homewood and East Baltimore campuses. This has resulted in new housing options as well as new commercial and entertainment venues in a few of the most underprivileged neighborhoods. Under the leadership of Dean David Andrews, on the School of Education, JHU led the trouble ensuing within the Henderson Hopkins School, right in the middle of a neighborhood many had given up on. Perhaps some of the on-level examples is the twenty first Century Cities Signature Initiative led by Professor Kathy Edin at the Krieger School. Its purpose is to help focus the university’s research on service to cities, finding out what works and what doesn’t. This Signature Initiative involves college, students and staff throughout multiple schools. Many of you attended the recent Carey-sponsored occasion with Martin O’Malley, who is our Visiting Professor of Business in Government and the former Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland, and Dave Dillon, an Executive in Residence at Carey and the previous CEO of Kroger’s, a major grocery chain. The dialogue was on meals deserts in our inside cities. At Carey our Innovation for Humanity programs involve college students from our MBA programs doing real work in the poorest cities all over the world. CityLab, a Carey course led by Professor Lindsey Thompson, is one other example of work in our metropolis impacting the issues of a challenged neighborhood. Our student membership, Net Impact, additionally has a number of projects in Baltimore metropolis which might be designed t o have influence on the underserved communities. The business acumen of our school and college students supported by our employees is taking part in a optimistic position in Baltimore and across the globe. However, we can and can do more. Our future efforts will proceed to align with our Carey School mission of making new data and growing enterprise leaders who are main residents. Work in our cities enhances our work in constructing business expertise whereas constructing business character. So as we enter what will continue to be a time of debate and debate in Baltimore over the summer season, we should not be involved that the Carey School will overlook in regards to the points that contributed to the events of this final week. We received’t, we will’t---these points are at the very center of what we train and learn and what we do as the enterprise school of Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore is our metropolis. We will make it better. I hope you will proceed to send me your c oncepts. I appreciate all of the assist the college has obtained from alumni and the community. Your good wishes over the previous week have meant lots to us. I will stop my day by day messaging but will write once in a while when events advantage an update. Please continue to stay secure as our metropolis goes back to work. Bernie Posted one hundred International Drive