2017 marked the 50th anniversary of civil unrest in Cambridge, Maryland and the Pine Street Rebellion, following decades of economic and educational segregation in the small Eastern Shore town. In […]
Reflections On Pine: The Movement Continues
Portrait of a Poet
There are two days during the year when you are bound to come across some version of the portrait above: Halloween, when we gather about us anything spooky, ghostly, ghastly, […]
Artificial Languages, Universal Languages
An undergrad recently asked me about Lojban. Those in computer science and related fields have probably heard of Lojban (a constructed language, formerly known as Loglan). And most of us […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Exploring the Life & Legacy of José Robles Pazos
Enjoy this post by Tim Lyu, one of our 2017-2018 Special Collections Freshman Fellows. In 2016 the Hopkins’ website, said in undisguised pride, “For 37 years in a row, we’ve […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Conversations with the Supernatural
My name is Chloe Otterson and I have had the amazing opportunity to work with Special Collections to research nineteenth century supernatural phenomena. Before I continue, allow me to introduce […]
Curiosities in Special Collections
My time at Hopkins so far has been built off discovery. Discovering what it’s like to live in the States, discovering my ideal study places around the campus and the […]
Intersession at the Library: Five Courses to Choose From
Intersession at Homewood is a great opportunity to try something new. Even if it’s a course in your major, Intersession courses often focus on aspects or topics that can’t be […]
Time and the Semester Wait for No Instructor! Download a PowerPoint Today!
Stressed out? Exhausted? Have a hundred and one things to do? Looking for images this fall semester? The Visual Resources Collection and Artstor are here to help, and to let […]
Hugh Hawkins Fellow Tiffany Brocke on Researching the History of Abortion in Baltimore
“I carry. I deliver. I raise. And I do it by myself.” This impassioned declaration was part of the story of Kathy S., a Baltimore woman who wrote about her […]
Meet the New Artstor, now with more than 2 Million Images!
Artstor, the digital image database of more than two million images, spent the summer giving itself a complete makeover. The new platform now has a completely different look with many […]