A New Dean at Johns Hopkins: A Vision That Will Shape Public Health’s Future
05 December 2025

A New Dean at Johns Hopkins: A Vision That Will Shape Public Health’s Future

Banda Forum

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In this powerful and historic conversation, we sit down with Professor. Keshia M. Pollack Porter, the first Black Dean and only the second woman to lead the #1 school of public health in the USA,  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in more than a century.


This is the beginning of a new vision for public health, leadership, and the next generation of change-makers.


The Dean opens up about her early life, her academic journey, and the leadership lessons that shaped her rise within one of the world’s most influential public health institutions.