Edward Snowden, 'Orange is the New Black' author headline annual Johns Hopkins speaker series

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, the author of a bestselling book about life in a women's prison, and the founder of Vox.com are among those who will speak at Johns Hopkins University during the spring semester as part of the 2016 Foreign Affairs Symposium.

The annual speaker series, founded in 1998, is run by Johns Hopkins students and sponsored by the university's Office of Student Development and Programming. All events are free and open to the public; reserved seats can be purchased in advance through jhutickets.com at a later date.

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association supports the Foreign Affairs Symposium through the Student Grants Program.

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