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Michael Hersch
Faculty honors
Michael Hersch selected for American Academy in Rome fellowship
Published Jan 15, 2026
Inaugural recipient of the new fellowship sponsored by the Office of the Arts will develop two major compositional projects inspired by classical sources
Caitlin Vincent
Arts+culture
One 'Opera Battle' after another
Published Jan 13, 2026
In her new book, Peabody voice alum Caitlin Vincent explores the many thorny fronts facing modern opera companies, from problematic works to gender inequality and risk-averse donors
Deborah Poole
In memoriam
Renowned anthropologist Deborah Poole dies at 73
Published Jan 8, 2026
Her research yielded vital contributions to the understanding of language, affect, and practice through which racial ideology, violence, and law shape life in modern Latin America
Amit Peled strokes his chin as a student plays the cello behind him. Behind the student, more classmates stand and listen.
Name that tune
Peabody professor goes viral in TikTok challenge video
Published Dec 10, 2025
With 2.1 million views on Instagram and 1.3 million views on TikTok, Amit Peled's ability to recognize his cello students by sound alone has impressed the Internet
An adult reads off their phone into a microphone. People listen in front of them.
Psychology
Your brain on fiction
Published Dec 1, 2025
A flash fiction contest hosted by The Hopkins Review uses short stories to push the boundaries of psychology research
Dress rehearsal shot of Tom Hanks and Kelli O’Hara
Theater
Of space, time, and typewriters
Published Nov 25, 2025
Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and Johns Hopkins theater professor James Glossman co-authored the play 'This World of Tomorrow,' which premiered off-Broadway in November
Ray Sprenkle
In memoriam
Peabody faculty member Elam Ray Sprenkle dies at 77
Published Nov 25, 2025 Video
An alum, Sprenkle taught at the Peabody Conservatory for more than 40 years
Daniel H. Weiss
Arts+culture
Art historian Daniel Weiss to lead Philadelphia Art Museum
Published Nov 21, 2025
Weiss, a JHU alum who serves as Homewood Professor of the Humanities and senior advisor to the provost for the arts, previously led the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
A group of film students with a camera and microphone in an urban playground setting
Arts+Culture
Film and media programs nationally ranked by TheWrap
Published Nov 3, 2025
Hopkins undergraduate and graduate programs land at No. 20 in rankings compiled by leading digital news outlet covering the entertainment and media industry
A overhead photo of kiwis, mini pumpkin, and an ash tray filled with ash and four cigarettes.
Poetry
Scenes of Grief
Published Fall 2025
Todd Meyers asks: After a fatal overdose, who remains, and what do they do with the pain? / Johns Hopkins Magazine