Actor John Astin enjoys a second act, playing professor at The Johns Hopkins University.
Wearing a gray newsboy cap and carrying a leather organizer, John Astin looks like the very model of a Johns Hopkins professor as he strides across the Homewood campus en route to lunch at the Brody...
The new Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent isn’t satisfied with the status quo.
When S. Dallas Dance was hired as the Baltimore County schools chief, the conversation among parents, educators, and staff revolved around his age and his experience—or more accurately, his lack...
Peter Beilenson, co-author, Tapping into The Wire: The Real Urban Crisis.
What do you say to people who believe The Wire harmed Baltimore’s reputation?I say that The Wire is about only a part of Baltimore, but an important part. And, I say that until we are willing to face...
The “Highway to Nowhere” cuts a wide path through West Baltimore, six lanes across and little more than a mile long. The notorious stretch of Route 40 was once part of a grand plan for an east-west...
How The Park School made Baltimore history, 100 years ago this month.
It’s Friday morning rush hour at The Park School of Baltimore, as sunlight—and students—stream into the lower-school lobby. With the school day about to begin, the mood is something akin to “rope...
Sure, the current job market remains frustrating for many recent college graduates, but the long-term benefits of earning a college degree are clear: Over the course of a lifetime, college graduates...
<p>Baltimore City College’s first class with women celebrates a 30th reunion.</p>
Anita Allen was about five years old when her big brother, Alton, a student at Baltimore City College, came home in his marching-band uniform.
“I remember him wearing that big top hat and playing the...
<p>A Hopkins dean commits to East Baltimore’s renewal.</p>
When David Andrews became dean of The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education in late 2010, he and his wife, Marti, packed up their stuff and moved from a 15-acre horse farm in Ohio to...
<p>A local group proves yoga isn’t just for adults.</p>
A room full of yogis roll out their mats. They do a series of asanas before practicing some deep breathing and meditation.
No, this isn’t a crunchy yoga studio—it’s a city school’s gym.
This is a...
<p>Taking time between high school and college has become increasingly common among Baltimore teens.</p>
In the fall of 2011, as The Park School graduate Jamie DeMarco’s classmates packed their duffel bags for colleges across the country, a freshly immunized DeMarco (rabies, Yellow Fever, Typhoid)...
