Priorities for the Future
Priorities for the Future is a strategic plan designed to set the course for the next five years for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, crafted with the understanding that a robust liberal arts education within a research university must always reach for the next level of excellence.
The above video is a brief montage of faculty, students, and scenes from across the Homewood Campus
In the first two years of our strategic plan the Krieger School has improved student experiences, faculty growth, and community engagement.
Highlights
Krieger School Strategic Plan – Midpoint Reflection
Now at its midpoint, the Krieger School’s five-year strategic plan has been revised to reflect new considerations and changing landscapes and to more accurately demonstrate our focus.

The agility of “Reintroduction to Writing”
New and unusual tools help students learn how to write with vigor.

Apes share human ability to imagine
A Johns Hopkins study is the first to show that the capacity to pretend is not uniquely human.

The evergreen value of a doctoral degree
Doctoral students pursue many options after getting their degree.

Researching art at the BMA
Recent doctoral alumnus Jason Mientkiewicz ’25 worked with the head of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, during his 2024–25 Carlson-Cowart Fellowship.
Faculty Forum: Intellectual Pluralism
In February 2025, Dean Christopher Celenza hosted a conversation on “Intellectual Pluralism.” Participants explored their role in national discourses on intellectual pluralism and how they educated students to ensure they understood a variety of perspectives and how to build bridges in a civic-minded way.




