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Special Collections
The Tell-Tale A
Published Feb 16, 2022
Sheet music signed "E.A. Poe" found in the Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections could change what we know about the famous poet. But is it a forgery? “It’s one of the most excitingly confusing papers I’ve ever held,” says curator Sam Bessen.
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In memoriam
Art historian Charles Dempsey dies at 84
Published Feb 28, 2022
Dempsey, an art historian who specialized in Renaissance and Baroque art, is remembered for his impact on the field and his students
Mask Off game includes cards reading

Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University
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Man behind the mask
Published Feb 16, 2022
Card game developed by alum D. Watkins as part of Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts residency challenges men to explore their emotions
Thomas Edling poses in a polo shirt that has the American Humane logo
Creature comfort
Published Winter 2021
Behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest movies and TV shows, Johns Hopkins alum Thomas Edling helps ensure the safety and humane treatment of all on-set animals. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Unbreaking promises
Jan 25, 2022
A tribute to Homewood's history
Published Jan 24, 2022
Diaspora Solidarities Lab co-led by JHU historian will unite Black and ethnic studies across institutions
Feb 3, 2022

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Emily Joseph conducts the JHU pep band, which consists of trumpet players, saxophonists, and others in the stands at Homewood Field
JHU's pep band turns 100
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JHU's pep band turns 100
Published April 21, 2022
A look at the persistently pesky (and quirky) music troupe that has been a thorn in the side of visiting teams for the past century
Photograph of a statue of a Black man astride a horse in the style of Confederate memorial statues
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A 7-foot tall sculpture, a small-scale version of Kehinde Wiley's defiant rejoinder to Confederate statuary, 'Rumors of War,' will be installed in Mudd Hall atrium
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Published April 18, 2022
Three students who do not major in music will be featured soloists at the HSO's season finale concert on April 23
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Four graduate students at the Peabody Conservatory organized an evening of music by Eastern European composers and will raise money to support Ukraine through the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health
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