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Georg Luck, professor emeritus in classics department, dies at 87
Published Feb 20, 2013
He studied the role magic, witchcraft played in theology, world of ancient Greeks, Romans / The Baltimore Sun
Remembering Richard Ben Cramer
Published Jan 8, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Johns Hopkins alum died Monday at age 62
Humanities Center presents poet Mark McMorris
Published Nov 27, 2012
Jamaica-born writer has authored several poetry collections, most recently 2010's subtly potent Entrepôt
OLD SCHOOL
Minding the Middle Ages
Published July 26, 2012
History professor Gabrielle Spiegel specializes in the content, structure, and meaning of surviving medieval manuscripts
Richard Kagan and Manuel Colás-Gil
The read on culture
Published Summer 2012
For Manuel Colás-Gil, the possibility of working with professor Richard Kagan, who has taught early modern European history since 1972, was a bonus in his decision to pursue his doctorate in Romance languages at Johns Hopkins / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Prayer Book of Hans Luneborch, in Low German
Illuminating Manuscript
Published Spring 2012 Video
A rare 15th-century illuminated manuscript in the Peabody Library's collection was presumed lost for decades; and then it mysteriously turned up in the mail / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lorin Stein
Fine print
Published Spring 2012
Lorin Stein, A&S '96 (MA) — only the fourth editor ever in the Paris Review's storied history — makes the case that literary magazines still matter. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Pals with pens
Published Spring 2012
Sidney Offit on his longtime friend, colleague, and Ping-Pong rival, Kurt Vonnegut. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lush life
Published Spring 2012
Jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron's posthumously published memoir, The Last Holiday, is an improvisational snapshot of a fascinating life. / Johns Hopkins Magazine