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A mermaid peeks her head and fin out of greenish waters.
SHORT FICTION
The Exhibit
Published Jan 24, 2018
A short story written by a Johns Hopkins sophomore as part of the Writing Fantastical Fiction Intersession course
A pile of timber and splintered construction
Music
Disaster relief that strikes a chord
Published Jan 18, 2018
Peabody alum enlists musicians from BSO, Lyric Brass Quintet for free concert to benefit island of Vieques
Molly Grace Young poses for the camera. She has a bald head, red lips, and bright blue eyes
Alumni
Chemo chameleon
Published Jan 10, 2018 Video
Some people bring a book or a magazine to chemotherapy. Molly Grace Young brings costumes and a camera.
Photo of Sean Jones holding a trumpet
CHEERS: PEABODY
Trumpeter Sean Jones to lead Peabody Jazz
Published Jan 10, 2018
Internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and educator will officially assume his duties as chair July 1
black and white photo shows Chester Himes
Literature
Lawrence Jackson longlisted for PEN America Literary Award
Published Dec 20, 2017
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor recognized for his biography of American author Chester Himes
Chester Himes is featured left, Robert Lowell is shown right
Nonfiction
Faculty authors included on best books list
Published Dec 7, 2017
Lawrence Jackson, Kay Redfield Jamison recognized for their biographies of 20th century writers
The low end of the brass band
Get hype
Published Winter 2017 Video
OrchKids believes that music education can change a person's life; with the Booker T. Brass Band, the program proves that it doesn't have to be classical music that does that / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lawn is spray painted with Aztec-inspired designs
Inside out
Published Winter 2017
For his installation this past summer, Evergreen's artist-in-residence arranged scooters and dirt bikes among the fine art inside and painted designs on the lawn / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Charity Tillemann-Dick
Music
Indomitable diva
Published Winter 2017 Video
After two double-lung transplants, Peabody alum Charity Tillemann-Dick is again singing onstage around the world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A black and white photo shows a boy in a newsy cap holding the reins of a white horse
Film
Documenting the Northern Neck
Published Winter 2017
A recently discovered trove of films documenting life in Virginia during the Great Depression reveal a Hopkins alum's love for his hometown / Johns Hopkins Magazine