A Place to Talk celebrates 40 years

A group of students stand and sit as they pose for a photo The conversation continues: A Place to Talk celebrates 40 years Created in 1983, the long-standing peer listening group continues to support Johns Hopkins undergraduates. After 40 years, A Place to Talk has fallen into a routine. Every Sunday through Thursday at 7 p.m., its undergraduate members open the doors to their two rooms in Brody Learning Commons and Wolman Hall, turning on lights and replenishing bowls of candy. As they chat amongst themselves, they wait for their classmates to filter in, ready to assume their roles as peer listeners. These students aren't counselors. They don't offer advice or cast judgment. Instead, the volunteers at A Place to Talk just listen.