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The Johns Hopkins University is a private university located in Baltimore, with major campuses in Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland. Hopkins also has academic facilities in Nanjing, China, and in Bologna and Florence, Italy. It was the first research university in the United States. Johns Hopkins was opened in Baltimore in 1876 and is named after one of its benefactors, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, who left $7 million in 1873 for the university and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins' first name is Johns because it was the last name of his great-grandmother. The university and the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes the hospital, now fall under th...
The Johns Hopkins University is a private university located in Baltimore, with major campuses in Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland. Hopkins also has academic facilities in Nanjing, China, and in Bologna and Florence, Italy. It was the first research university in the United States. Johns Hopkins was opened in Baltimore in 1876 and is named after one of its benefactors, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, who left $7 million in 1873 for the university and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins' first name is Johns because it was the last name of his great-grandmother. The university and the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes the hospital, now fall under the Johns Hopkins Institutions. Johns Hopkins University is made up of nine schools, including the Peabody Institute, which became a part of Johns Hopkins in 1977. The university originally only admitted men; the first female undergraduates were admitted to Hopkins in 1970. Some female graduate students were allowed to attend Hopkins starting in 1877, but the university did not officially allow female graduate students until 1907. The university currently offers 49 majors for full- and part-time undergraduates. The Division III Johns Hopkins Blue Jays play in the Centennial Conference, but both men's and women's lacrosse at Hopkins are Division I teams and do not participate in the Centennial Conference. The Blue Jays colors are Columbia blue and black, but the university's colors are gold and sable. Notable Johns Hopkins alumni include actor John Astin, director Wes Craven, journalist Wolf Blitzer, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, biologist and author Rachel Carson, IBM chairman and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, tuberculosis researcher George Comstock and former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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Privatization isn't the answer for schools
Robert Enlow ( "No More Half Measures," Nov. 13) certainly convinces me of the need to work harder on school improvement. The costs of failure are astronomical, and not just for those who leave school without degrees poorly prepared for what follows. We...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Christianity, Colleges and Universities, Constitutional Issues, Government
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Columbia-based rapper leaves imprint on 'The Blind Side'
Michael Oher may be the focus of the new biopic "The Blind Side." But the Baltimore Raven isn't the film's only local connection.
One of the songs on the soundtrack to "The Blind Side" was written by SoulStice, a rapper and producer based in Columbia....Tags: The Blind Side (movie), Michael Oher, Music Industry, John Lennon
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Do Women Need Help With Guy Stuff?
Larry Gina, is my writing simple enough for you? I mean, I know you're a professor and stuff, but you are a woman and, near as I can tell, girls need lots and lots of remedial education — even when they're all grown up. There are all sorts of...Tags: Federal Reserve, Colleges and Universities, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Employees, University of Hartford
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Enrollment under way for Hopkins youth program
Parents interested in having their children participate in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth have until Nov. 30 to enroll them. The program is for bright students in second through eighth grades. The students must take tests,... -
County police name McCullough chief spokesman
Baltimore Sun reporterLt. Robert McCullough, a 43-year-old community-outreach team commander who has been with the Baltimore County police force since he joined as a cadet at age 18, is to be the department's new chief spokesman. McCullough, currently assigned to the...Tags: Randallstown, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern University
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Beth K. Currie, Baltimore County social studies teacher
Beth K. Currie, a popular Lansdowne High School social studies teacher who believed it was important to get students out of the confines of the classroom and textbooks, died of pneumonia Tuesday at St. Agnes Hospital. She was 78.
Beth Kopelke, whose...Tags: Animals, Ice Cream, Colleges and Universities, Social Sciences, Catonsville
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Local hardware stores hope to co-exist with Lowe's
At Ace Hardware in Waverly, customers have been Johns Hopkins University students who need paint to touch up a room or Greenmount Avenue rehabbers who need to replace a broken drill. Since he opened the store in May, co-owner John Elliott has come to know...Tags: Groceries, Automotive Equipment, The Home Depot, Finance, General Motors Corp.
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Officer replaces Toohey as Balto. Co. police spokesman
Baltimore Sun reportersBill Toohey, the public face of the Baltimore County Police Department since 1996, has been dismissed and will be replaced by a uniformed officer. Toohey, a 64-year-old civilian and former radio reporter, was informed of the decision Tuesday by Police...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Randallstown, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern University
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McCullough joined department as cadet at 18
Lt. Robert McCullough, a 43-year-old community-outreach team commander who has been with the Baltimore County police force since he joined as a cadet when he was 18, is to be the department's new chief spokesman. McCullough, currently assigned to the...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Randallstown, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern University
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Lean times, rich dishes
If dining out has a season, it would be around the holidays. If there's a time when Baltimoreans will be saying, to heck with the recession, let's have an office lunch, get together with old friends at a nice restaurant or celebrate by dining out, it will...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Television Industry, Ellicott City, Brewers Hill, Dining and Drinking
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Local roundup
Special to The Baltimore Sun"A Country Called Amreeka," Alia Malek, Free Press, 305 pages, $25 A daughter of Syrian immigrants who took child-rearing seriously, Alia Malek holds a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University, a law degree from Georgetown and a master's in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Harvard University, Judaism, Lawrence Summers, Labor Legislation
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Hidden Gem: Ashburton offers 'a lot more house' in city
Neighborhood: Ashburton Location: Northwest Baltimore Average sales price: $141,000 (January-June) Notable features: Beautiful single-family homes - some brick - and lots of mature trees. An old-money feel without the price tag. Directly to the south...Tags: Morgan State University, Homes, Family, Colleges and Universities, Charles Village
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