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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
Three boys sit with their back to a chain-link fence at a detention center
Q+A
The impact of family separation
Published June 21, 2018
Paul Spiegel says that for children, being separated from their parents is a trauma that can have 'very negative effects' / Newsweek
Mister Rogers and puppet
Q+A
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Published June 19, 2018
Carey researcher revisits her award-winning dissertation on the enduring legacy of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'
Trump and Kim shake hands in front of backdrop of U.S. and North Korean flags
Q+A
Trump-Kim summit analysis
Published June 13, 2018
North Korean leader accomplished at least one major objective while the benefits for the U.S. and the West are less clear, SAIS expert says
Water
Letter from the editor
Published Summer 2018
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
Side-by-side drawings of the university seal show the motto
Letters to the editor
Published Summer 2018
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A woman holds a cookbook open
Icebreaker
Published Summer 2018
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
Podcast
Stories in past tense
Published Summer 2018
Narrative is a powerful way to present historical information. Historian Nathan Connolly discusses why it works, and when it doesn't. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Porochista Khakpour
Memoir
Living with Lyme
Published Summer 2018
In her new memoir, author and alum Porochista Khakpour explores Lyme disease through a grand metaphysical reflection on feeling out of place in her own body / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Book cover for 'Hollywood Math and Aftermath'
Follow the money
Published Summer 2018
'Hollywood Math and Aftermath' is an original and illuminating exploration of commercial film and television production / Johns Hopkins Magazine