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The Kessler Scholars program promotes the success of our students throughout their academic careers

The Kessler Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins University is dedicated to an intensive enrichment experience via academic and professional resources for high-achieving, service-minded students who are among the first in their family to attend college. The program invites students who intend to pursue majors in the humanities and social sciences to be part of a close-knit community of scholars that

engages in rich conversation, academic and professional opportunities, and peer, faculty, and alumni networks.

08/23/2026

Unfortunately, today was our last day of Kessler Pre-Orientation 2026! Our lovely day in Baltimore with peer leaders Ahnyx and Krisna showed our scholars just how rich and vibrant Baltimore’s culture is. From exploring museums to mastering public transportation, our Kesslers got to experience some of the city’s golden spots while making memories along the way! To our lovely mentees: always remember that you have your Kessler family by your side, always looking out for you!

Picture 2: Kessler Scholars admiring the art at the Walters Art Museum.
Picture 9: Mastering Baltimore’s public transportation!
Picture 10: Enjoying some sunshine on Federal Hill by playing frisbee, tree climbing, and writing cards to one another!
Picture 14: Peer Leaders Tas and Krisna competing in an arm-wrestling contest.
Picture 19: Enjoying our final dinner together at Maiwand Grill.

Here’s to an amazing start on their Kessler journey at Hopkins!

08/22/2026

Today marked Day 2 of Kessler activities with hardworking peer leaders Irene and Arianna!!! They worked hard to ensure that our first-year Kessler Scholars gained insight into professional development opportunities, resources, and how to be successful at Johns Hopkins University through our amazing guest speakers. Our new Kessler Scholars heard from the Center for Social Concern, current Kessler Scholars, JUMP, and the Life Design Lab about opportunities and resources available to them at Hopkins and how to navigate this transition into university life.
Picture 2: Students learned about the JHU Center for Social Concern, famous for its red door and great opportunities to get involved in the community, from Luis the Deputy Director.
Picture 5: Kessler Scholars Danielle and Maria shared their perspectives on JHU life, Kessler life, and pursuing either a pre-med or pre-law track…or neither!
Picture 7: We then heard from JUMP Director Diedre about the benefits of being an active JUMP member and getting involved as a student wanting to pursue higher education in dental school, medical school, nursing school, and more.
Picture 10: Lastly, we heard from Rickie about upcoming Life Design Lab events and resources while playing interactive games to identify our personal skills, values, and superhero qualities!
Picture 13: We ended our day by taking a short walk around campus! 🪷

08/21/2026

Today marks the first official day of the Kessler Scholars Pre-Orientation 2026 activities with peer leaders Tas and Yvette!!! The incoming Kesslers went to Washington D.C. to enjoy museums, sightseeing, botanic gardens, and the Hopkins Bloomberg Center .

Picture 1: Day Uno kicked off with a walk from Union Station to the Capitol.
Picture 5: Next stop - the Botanic Gardens where we learned about different kinds of plants.
Picture 10: We later explored the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and tried astronaut food.
Picture 12: We enjoyed a lunch from Rice Bar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center before ending with an amazing presentation from Dr. Lauren Reynolds for Hopkins Semester - DC .
Video 2: Incoming Kesslers making their wishes at the water fountain in the Botanic Gardens.

05/20/2026

We are less than a day away from Commencement 🤩🎉 celebrating our Kessler Seniors graduating tomorrow. We are soooo proud and excited for you!

05/06/2026

Celebrating our Kessler Scholars Advisory Board for winning the Student-Led Programming Award, recognizing scholars who created meaningful programming that brought our community together:

Allyssa Maynard - Junior
Beatriz Martinez - Junior
Chyna Sinclair - Senior
Eddie Guan - Sophomore
Nia Barkley - Junior
Susanna Ezeh - Junior
Zabdiel Silva - Senior

We are so proud of you and so thankful for all your amazing work!

05/01/2026

Quick sneak peek of some of the beautiful moments we lived today at our end-of-year and graduation celebration. We are so happy we got to celebrate our seniors, and we are so incredibly proud of each one or you!

Photo credit: our very talented, Yvette T.!

04/28/2026

Dua & Trace, a couple of our Kessler Scholars Seniors presented their research at the Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium! The Kessler community is extremely proud of you and we are here to cheer you on as you get so close to graduating 🥳

04/17/2026

Our latest Profs & Pizza event with Prof. Dora Malech was a huge success!

In celebration of Poetry Month, our scholars gathered for an intimate evening of conversation and creativity, hearing directly from about her newest poetry collection, “trying × trying”

Profs & Pizza is our monthly series connecting scholars with JHU faculty doing inspiring, impactful work. Each event is designed to be an intimate, creative, and intellectually engaging space where ideas can be shared and curiosity can thrive.

Together, we build community by learning from one another, exploring new perspectives, and celebrating the passion and purpose that define the Kessler Scholars experience. We thank Dora for facilitating reflections and discussions with such genuine care!

See you in a couple of weeks at our Kessler Scholars EOY & Graduation Celebration! It’s going to be an AMAZING evening that you will not want to miss 🤩 (check the rsvp link in the bio and your emails!)

04/03/2026

More moments from our recent NYC trip! We miss you already 🤩

Don’t forget to fill out the NYC Trek Survey (for those who were on the trek), the all spring survey, and sign up for one of our upcoming events 🤍

03/27/2026

You asked for it… so we made it happen!!!🎉

Let’s come together to celebrate each other and everything we’ve accomplished this year.

Kessler Graduation & End-of-Year Celebration
April 30
5:30 PM
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Great community, amaaaazing vibes, and a moment to celebrate the journey, especially of our graduating seniors! See you there 🥰

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