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Detail from the cover of Susan Choi's 'Flashlight'
Literature
Out of the darkness
Published Summer 2025
Susan Choi's sixth novel about the traumatic fallout of a father's disappearance blends themes of captivity, identity, and trusting one's intuition / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of musical therapy
Instruments of healing
Published Summer 2025 Video
At Johns Hopkins Hospital, music therapists use stirring rhythms and soothing melodies to support patients and their families during the hardest moments of their lives / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Dora Malech stands at the front of a room lined with books, leading a classroom of high school and college students
Community
Building community through writing
Published June 12, 2025
The Writers in Baltimore Schools program introduces high school students to the college experience while also providing undergraduates with teaching experience
Myrna Blyth
Commencement 2025
Embracing the joys of lifelong learning
Published May 15, 2025
More than 60 years after earning her bachelor's degree, Myrna Blyth enrolled in the master of liberal arts program at Hopkins. Blyth, who will graduate Monday at age 86, said this degree pursuit was 'less purposeful but more meaningful.'
JHU Shakati poses with their trophy after winning nationals. They are dressed in fancy Indian clothing.
Dance
JHU Shakti wins national dance competition
Published May 13, 2025 Video
The classical dance team emerged victorious in Chicago with a performance that critiqued India's caste discrimination
Martha Jones and David Yezzi
Faculty honors
Two faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows
Published April 24, 2025
Historian Martha Jones, poet David Yezzi among 198 scholars across 53 fields recognized for their achievements, exceptional promise
Acrylic on Canvas
Arts+culture
Hopkins welcomes 10 new pieces by local artists
Published April 22, 2025
New works, which span a range of artistic styles and mediums, showcase artistic talent in and around Baltimore and deepen connections between the university and surrounding communities
Eric Puchner holding a copy of his novel, "Dream State"
Q+A
Life's indignities unfold in darkly engaging 'Dream State'
Published April 11, 2025 Video
Writing Seminars chair Eric Puchner talks with a former advisee about why 'dark books' resonate with readers like Oprah Winfrey, who chose his new bestselling novel, 'Dream State', for her renowned book club
Sandbox Percussion poses for a group photo at their Tiny Desk concert
Arts+Culture
Peabody's Sandbox Percussion performs at 'Tiny Desk'
Published April 3, 2025 Video
Described by NPR's producers as 'one of today's finest—and friendliest—percussion ensembles,' the group of Peabody alums and faculty filled the famously small space with an eclectic arsenal of instruments
22 engraved pages on tortilla-shaped papers sit on top of an embroidered serviette
Memories like tortillas
Published Spring 2025
The Sheridan Libraries' Adopt a Book has raised nearly $30,000 for the purchase, preservation, and digitation of rare materials / Johns Hopkins Magazine