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Bringing the University to the Community
Professor Lawrence Jackson wants to bring Johns Hopkins to the masses, in particular to the Baltimore masses. That’s why the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of History and English started the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts.
Humanities Legend Richard Macksey Dies at 87
Humanities legend Richard A. Macksey ’53, MA ’54, PhD ’57 died in July. He was 87.
New Bloomberg Distinguished Professors
Matthew Kahn, Ian Phillips, and Hanna Pickard have joined Johns Hopkins University as Bloomberg Distinguished Professors.
@JHUArtsSciences
On Instagram, we try to capture the depth and beauty of the Homewood campus and student life through an Arts and Sciences lens.
Faculty Awards
The latest recognitions of our stellar faculty.
Major Infatuation: English
Students tell us why they love their major.
In Memoriam
We remember Richard A. Zdanis, professor of physics; Bert F. Green, professor of psychological and brain sciences; and Steven Zucker, professor of math.
Snapshot: From the office of Steven David
Take a peek into the office of this professor from the Department of Political Science and see the keepsakes that remind him of his students and his travels.
Dean’s Desktop
In this era of "fake news," digital information, and other rapid developments, we still hew to our motto: "The truth will set you free."
…[W]hile it would be a huge exaggeration to say that Johnson’s attack on Britain’s unwritten constitution spells the death of parliamentary democracy, it is equally futile to deny that he is trying to stop the country’s democratic institutions from shaping a decision of enormous importance.”
Yascha Mounk, Senior Fellow, SNF Agora Institute,
writing on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to temporarily suspend Parliament
The Atlantic, August 28, 2019
Social
With many of us learning 📚, working 👩🏼💻, teaching 👨🏿🏫, and socializing ...
With many of us learning 📚, working 👩🏼💻, teaching 👨🏿🏫, and socializing 🗣 from home right now we've prepared some snapshots of Hopkins for you to add as virtual backgrounds on Zoom. Check out our story for the link to download your favorite JHU scenes. 💙 #johnshopkins #JHUatHome #HopAtHome
🏡 The Greenhouse was the first academic building on Homewood campus. It was used as a botanical ...
🏡 The Greenhouse was the first academic building on Homewood campus. It was used as a botanical laboratory along with the adjacent Decker Gardens. 🌱 The gardens once held over 2,000 plants that served as important sources of instruction and research material for students. 🌿 #tbt #jhu #johnshopkins
It may be a rainy Monday in Baltimore, but your professors are there for you wherever you are. 💙 ...
It may be a rainy Monday in Baltimore, but your professors are there for you wherever you are. 💙 📸: Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins Photography #jhu #johnshopkins
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