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Lionel Foster speaks at the 2022 Baldwin Prize award ceremony
Alumni spotlight
Sharing his love for storytelling
Published June 8, 2022
Krieger School alum Lionel Foster created the Baldwin Prize to spark a new generation of young writers at his high school alma mater, Baltimore City College
A digital collage of historic photographs overlaid with database entries and data
Black beyond data
Published June 2, 2022
Historian Jessica Marie Johnson leads several teams tapping into the power of datasets to uncover new truths about Black history
Anna Deveare Smith
Arts+Culture
Anna Deavere Smith speaks to the beauty of Baltimore
Published May 17, 2022
In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings and artist Christopher Batten next to a portrait of Elijah Cummings
Names+Narratives
Elijah Cummings portrait honors 'devoted son of Baltimore'
Published April 28, 2022
Painting of the late congressman, created by Baltimore artist Christopher Batten, will hang in the university's MSE Library
Marin Alsop leads an orchestra
A pioneer at the podium
Published Spring 2022
A new documentary directed by JHU Professor of Media Studies Bernadette Wegenstein explores the many firsts of conductor Marin Alsop / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A closeup of a piece of sheet music, with handwritten text that reads: Ascribed to my wife, Mrs. Poe, E.A. Poe, 1835 Richmond, Virginia
The tell-tale A
Published Spring 2022
Sheet music signed "E.A. Poe" found in the Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections could change what we know about the famous poet. But is it a forgery? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Veterinarian Joya Griffin in her office posing next to a small, white dog
Of paws and pelts
Published Spring 2022
Alum Joya Griffin brings pet dermatology to the television screen / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of James Joyce standing in the doorway of a bookstore
Unlocking 'Ulysses'
Published Spring 2022
Learning to love James Joyce's 100-year-old masterpiece that most of us never begin, let alone finish / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emily Joseph conducts the JHU pep band, which consists of trumpet players, saxophonists, and others in the stands at Homewood Field
JHU's pep band turns 100
Published Spring 2022
A look back at the persistently pesky music troupe / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emily Joseph conducts the JHU pep band, which consists of trumpet players, saxophonists, and others in the stands at Homewood Field
STUDENT LIFE
JHU's pep band turns 100
Published April 21, 2022
A look at the persistently pesky (and quirky) music troupe that has been a thorn in the side of visiting teams for the past century