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The Promise and Peril of Academia Wading into Twitter

History professors Martha Jones and Jessica Johnson discuss, in a recent Hub article, the pros and cons of the platform Twitter and its use as a means of engaging the public and sharing research.

Housing Our Story project featured in The Chronicle

The Housing Our Story project, run by principle investigators Jennifer Kingsley (Museums & Society Program), Shani Mott (Center for Africana Studies), and N.D.B. Connolly (History Department), was recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article titled, “Whose History? Scholars and Students Attempt to Correct Years of Archival Neglect at Johns Hopkins.” The project engages […]

March 12: Book talk and signing with professor emeritus Mary Ryan

History professor emeritus Mary Ryan will be giving a talk on her latest book, Taking the Land to Make the City: A Bicoastal History of North America, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 6:00-7:30pm, at the George Peabody Library (Peabody Institute, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202). The event is free but registration is required. […]