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| − | Among JHU's more notable alumni was [[Alger Hiss]], who attended in 1922-26.<ref>Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, United States Congress, [http://ia360609.us.archive.org/1/items/hearingsregardin1948unit/hearingsregardin1948unit_bw.pdf Espionage in the U.S. Government: Hearings under Public Law 601] (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1948), p. 644 (PDF 154)</ref> According to Hiss, his favorite<ref>Matthew Richer, "The Ongoing Campaign of Alger Hiss: The Sins of the Father," ''Modern Age'', Vol. 46, No. 4 (Fall 2004), p. 310 (PDF p. 4)</ref> mentors at Hopkins included [[José Robles]]<ref>Tony Hiss, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=SPV2AAAAMAAJ Laughing Last: Alger Hiss by Tony Hiss]'' (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977), ISBN 039524899X</ref> and [[Broadus Mitchell]],<ref>"My gifted economics teacher, Broadus Mitchell..." Alger Hiss, [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~th15/liberalism.html Draft of a Chapter Written By Alger Hiss on the Foundations For His Liberalism] ([http://holliscatalog.harvard.edu//?itemid=|library%2fm%2faleph|010072878 Alger Hiss papers], Small Manuscript Collection, [http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/special/index.html Special Collections], [http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/index.html Harvard Law School Library])</ref> whose later "radical protegé in waiting" would be [[Sidney Offit]].<ref>Mitchell "adopted me as his radical protégé-in-waiting." Sidney Offit, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=KLgjrbu0LB8C Friends, Writers, and Other Countrymen: A Memoir]'' (Macmillan, 2008) ISBN 0312375220, pp. 71-72</ref> In addition, [[Owen Lattimore]] was director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Hopkins in 1939-53, while [[Walter Kendall Myers]] was for 20 years a faculty member at JHU's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.<ref>Del Quentin Wilber and Mary Beth Sheridan, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060502359_pf.html State Dept. Retiree Accused of Spying: Official, Wife Passed Secrets to Cuba For Decades, Federal Prosecutors Say]," ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2009</ref> | + | Among JHU's more notable alumni was [[Alger Hiss]], who attended in 1922-26.<ref>Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, United States Congress, [http://ia360609.us.archive.org/1/items/hearingsregardin1948unit/hearingsregardin1948unit_bw.pdf Espionage in the U.S. Government: Hearings under Public Law 601] (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1948), p. 644 (PDF 154)</ref> According to Hiss, his favorite<ref>Matthew Richer, "The Ongoing Campaign of Alger Hiss: The Sins of the Father," ''Modern Age'', Vol. 46, No. 4 (Fall 2004), p. 310 (PDF p. 4)</ref> mentors at Hopkins included [[José Robles]]<ref>Tony Hiss, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=SPV2AAAAMAAJ Laughing Last: Alger Hiss by Tony Hiss]'' (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977), ISBN 039524899X</ref> and [[Broadus Mitchell]],<ref>"My gifted economics teacher, Broadus Mitchell..." Alger Hiss, [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~th15/liberalism.html Draft of a Chapter Written By Alger Hiss on the Foundations For His Liberalism] ([http://holliscatalog.harvard.edu//?itemid=|library%2fm%2faleph|010072878 Alger Hiss papers], Small Manuscript Collection, [http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/special/index.html Special Collections], [http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/index.html Harvard Law School Library])</ref> whose later "radical protegé in waiting" would be [[Sidney Offit]].<ref>Mitchell "adopted me as his radical protégé-in-waiting." Sidney Offit, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=KLgjrbu0LB8C Friends, Writers, and Other Countrymen: A Memoir]'' (Macmillan, 2008) ISBN 0312375220, pp. 71-72</ref> In addition, [[Owen Lattimore]] was director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Hopkins in 1939-53, while State Department official [[Walter Kendall Myers]], sentenced to life imprisonment for espionage,<ref>Spencer S. Hsu, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071600684_pf.html Walter Myers, State Dept. analyst who spied for Cuba, gets life; wife 6 years]," ''Washington Post'', July 17, 2010, p. B1</ref> was for 20 years a faculty member at JHU's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.<ref>Del Quentin Wilber and Mary Beth Sheridan, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060502359_pf.html State Dept. Retiree Accused of Spying: Official, Wife Passed Secrets to Cuba For Decades, Federal Prosecutors Say]," ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2009</ref> |
== Schools Centers Affiliates == | == Schools Centers Affiliates == | ||
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| City: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling[1] |
| Colors: | blue, black (athletic)/gold, sable[2] |
| Mascot: | Blue Jays |
| Website: | http://www.jhu.edu/ |
The Johns Hopkins University (or JHU) is a private university in Maryland, which was founded as the nation's first research university[3] in 1876, under President Daniel Coit Gilman.[4] It is named after merchant Johns Hopkins, who died in 1873, leaving $7 million dollars to build a university and hospital in his name (the hospital opened in 1889).[3]
The school ranked #14 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[5] Johns Hopkins ranks first among United States universities in receipt of federal research and development funds.[6] The School of Medicine ranks first among medical schools in receipt of extramural awards from the National Institutes of Health.[6] The Bloomberg School of Public Health is first among all public health schools in research support from the federal government.[6]
Contents
History
After Hopkins's incorporation of both a university and hospital in 1867, George Peabody proposed the establishment of an institute in Baltimore to be comprised of a library, art gallery, academy of music, and a lecture series. The building of this school was completed in 1861, but the Civil War delayed its opening.[7]
Johns Hopkins's first African American student came in 1887, when Kelly Miller sought a degree in mathematics. The school increased tuition by 25% two years later, due to the economic crisis, and Miller was forced to leave. Years later his former mathematics professor Simon Newcomb and President Gilman recommend Miller for a faculty position at Howard University, his undergraduate alma mater, where Miller subsequently served for many years as professor of mathematics and dean of arts and sciences.[7] Johns Hopkins had an all male student body until 1970, when the first female students arrived on campus.[7]
Allegations of Covert Pro-Communist Activities
Among JHU's more notable alumni was Alger Hiss, who attended in 1922-26.[8] According to Hiss, his favorite[9] mentors at Hopkins included José Robles[10] and Broadus Mitchell,[11] whose later "radical protegé in waiting" would be Sidney Offit.[12] In addition, Owen Lattimore was director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Hopkins in 1939-53, while State Department official Walter Kendall Myers, sentenced to life imprisonment for espionage,[13] was for 20 years a faculty member at JHU's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.[14]
Schools Centers Affiliates
The Johns Hopkins University has 10 divisions:
- Homewood Campus
- Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Education
- Whiting School of Engineering
- East Baltimore Campus
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Downtown Baltimore
- Carey Business School
- The Peabody Institute
- Washington, D.C.
- Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
- Laurel, Md.
- Applied Physics Laboratory
Athletics
Most of JHU's teams are in Division 3, however the Johns Hopkins Division 1 men's lacrosse team has won 9 championships and finished second 8 times.[15]
Notes
- ↑ The Official Athletic Site of Johns Hopkins University (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 About Us (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins Institutions.
- ↑ A Brief History Of Jhu (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins University.
- ↑ National Universities: Top Schools (English) (HTML). US News.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Facts At A Glance (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins University.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chronology (English) (HTML). Johns Hopkins University.
- ↑ Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, United States Congress, Espionage in the U.S. Government: Hearings under Public Law 601 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1948), p. 644 (PDF 154)
- ↑ Matthew Richer, "The Ongoing Campaign of Alger Hiss: The Sins of the Father," Modern Age, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Fall 2004), p. 310 (PDF p. 4)
- ↑ Tony Hiss, Laughing Last: Alger Hiss by Tony Hiss (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977), ISBN 039524899X
- ↑ "My gifted economics teacher, Broadus Mitchell..." Alger Hiss, Draft of a Chapter Written By Alger Hiss on the Foundations For His Liberalism (Alger Hiss papers, Small Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, Harvard Law School Library)
- ↑ Mitchell "adopted me as his radical protégé-in-waiting." Sidney Offit, Friends, Writers, and Other Countrymen: A Memoir (Macmillan, 2008) ISBN 0312375220, pp. 71-72
- ↑ Spencer S. Hsu, "Walter Myers, State Dept. analyst who spied for Cuba, gets life; wife 6 years," Washington Post, July 17, 2010, p. B1
- ↑ Del Quentin Wilber and Mary Beth Sheridan, "State Dept. Retiree Accused of Spying: Official, Wife Passed Secrets to Cuba For Decades, Federal Prosecutors Say," Washington Post, June 6, 2009
- ↑ History - Past Champions (English) (HTML). NCAA Sports.
See also
External links
- Directories Johns Hopkins University.
- Peabody Directory Information Johns Hopkins University.
- Libraries
