Archived articles

Baltimore
Long shadow of a poor start
Published Winter 2014
For 25 years, Hopkins sociologist Karl Alexander and his colleague followed the lives of 790 children growing up in a variety of Baltimore neighborhoods. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Beyond 'The Wire'
Baltimore mayor discusses urban challenges
Published Nov 18, 2014
Rawlings-Blake a guest lecturer in course based on popular HBO drama 'The Wire'
'The long shadow'
Study explores how early years affect children's lives
Published June 2, 2014
Johns Hopkins sociologist Karl Alexander and his fellow researchers tracked 790 Baltimore children for a quarter century
'Window on the suburbs'
Published May 8, 2014
JHU's Sheridan Libraries makes Roland Park Company records available to researchers