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A handwritten travel permit
History
Race and rights
Published Aug 30, 2018 Video
In her new book, 'Birthright Citizens,' historian Martha Jones explores slavery and freedom in antebellum Baltimore
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
Common read
An activist's history
Published Aug 29, 2018
First-year students read, discuss Jo Ann Gibson Robinson's memoir 'The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It'
Rene Girard
Q+A
The mysterious nature of desire
Published Aug 8, 2018
Biographer Cynthia Haven examines the life of René Girard, who helped shape the humanities at Hopkins and around the world
Thomas Dolby
CONCERT
Thomas Dolby and the frontier of music
Published Aug 3, 2018 Video
As his summer tour winds down, Thomas Dolby talks performing, composing, and his 35-year career as a musical pioneer
A student speaks at a workshop
Humanities Lab
Published July 26, 2018
Summer program deepens humanities research for CCBC, HBCU students
Melissa Wimbish (left) and Britt Olsen-Ecker
This weekend
Peabody alums perform at Artscape
Published July 18, 2018
Outcalls frontwomen Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish bring award-winning operatic vocals to electronic pop
The Johns Hopkins University Station North Stage at Artscape 2016
ART
Peabody performers light up the stage at Artscape
Published July 16, 2018
A roundup of Artscape performers who hail from Peabody
From left: Chloe Soares, Kyra Lesser, Bobby Peretti, and Irving Nestor
Studio North
Homewood to Hollywood
Published July 2, 2018
Studio North production company gives aspiring filmmakers essential hands-on experience creating films
Chris Lebron
Chris Lebron receives 2018 Hiett Prize in the Humanities
Published June 25, 2018
Philosophy faculty member recognized for work that 'shows extraordinary promise to have a significant impact on contemporary culture'
A man runs frantically
Film
Paris praise for 'Sollers Point'
Published June 21, 2018
Film by Hopkins lecturer Matthew Porterfield earns top jury prize at Champs-Élysées Film Festival