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Billie Holiday, age 2
ARTS+CULTURE
New details of Billie Holiday's early life
Published April 11, 2023
With a newly acquired collection of Billie Holiday biographical materials, JHU historians are piecing together details about the jazz singer's largely unknown early life in Baltimore
Maria Harris Tildon
Economic development
Economic Development and Community Partnerships names interim leader
Published April 11, 2023
New role aligns with Tildon's ongoing work to deepen Johns Hopkins' civic and community partnerships in Baltimore and beyond
A student sits at a table with a laptop computer and speaks with an instructor standing next to her
Hard histories
Students discover stories of girls who lived at former Hopkins orphanage
Published April 5, 2023
The course is part of the ongoing Hard Histories at Hopkins project, which examines the role that racism and discrimination have played at the institution
Berol Dewdney in her classroom at Commodore John Rodgers School in East Baltimore
A transformative teacher
Published Spring 2023
Maryland's 2022-23 Teacher of the Year, Berol Dewdney, Ed '21 (MS), doesn't shy away from conversations about class and equity / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A young woman sits at a table writing while speaking to a man
Community
Expungement clinic provides vital legal services
Published March 30, 2023
Johns Hopkins, Maryland Legal Aid partner to help citizens remove past charges from their public record, clearing a major obstacle to future employment, housing, credit
Five people pose in front of a sign that reads Good Harvest Community Kitchen
Community Safety
A recipe for success
Published March 27, 2023
Baltimore City residents ages 18-24 get classroom instruction, hands-on kitchen experience, and job placement as part of the Good Harvest Food Services Training Program, supported by JHU's Innovation Fund for Community Safety
A woman in a blue dress stands at a podium
HopkinsLocal
Continued commitment to economic inclusion, investment in Baltimore
Published Feb 28, 2023
After exceeding initial HopkinsLocal goals over the past six years, Hopkins unveils new, ambitious goals to build, hire, buy, and invest locally
Johns Hopkins School of Education alumna Berol Dewdney with her pre-K students
K-12 education
Alumna Berol Dewdney is Maryland's teacher of the year
Published Feb 16, 2023
'Neuroscience totally transformed my teaching practice,' says Dewdney, an alum of the Johns Hopkins School of Education
An illustration of a neighborhood
Community
Defending Baltimore against climate change
Published Feb 15, 2023
A new partnership between Baltimore researchers and community organizations, led by Johns Hopkins University, has received funding to advance understanding of environmental conditions at the neighborhood level and prioritize environmental justice
JHU President Ron Daniels speaks from a podium with a Henderson-Hopkins sign on the front
Community
Henderson-Hopkins neighborhood to benefit from infrastructure funding
Published Feb 13, 2023
Repairs to roads, sidewalks surrounding the East Baltimore school will be made possible by $2.3M in funding to East Baltimore Development Inc.