Johns Hopkins University

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© The Johns Hopkins University

Motto: Veritas vos liberabit – "The truth shall make you free"
Founded 1876
School type Private
President William R. Brody
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Enrollment 4,081 Undergraduate; 1,375 Graduate
Campus surroundings Urban
Campus size 140 acres
Sports team Blue Jays
Colors Columbia blue and Black / Sable and Gold

File:Gilman.bmp Gilman Hall

The Johns Hopkins University is an elite institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the most prestigious schools in the United States, Johns Hopkins was the first research university in the United States, founded on the model of German research institutions. As such, it was the first American university to offer an undergraduate major (as opposed to a purely liberal arts curriculum) and the first American university to grant doctoral degrees.


General Information

The University is named for Johns Hopkins, who left $7,000,000 in his 1867 will for the foundation of the University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, the equivalent of approximately $84,613,640 in the year 2002. The University opened February 22, 1876, with the stated goal of "The encouragement of research ... and the advancement of individual scholars, who by their excellence will advance the sciences they pursue, and the society where they dwell." The University's first president was visionary educator Daniel Coit Gilman, and its motto in Latin is Veritas vos liberabit – "The truth shall make you free". The undergraduate student population at Hopkins was all male until 1970, though many graduate programs were integrated earlier.

The University was designed from the start to marry scholarship and research, and graduate education has always been of key importance. All students at Johns Hopkins are encouraged to pursue original research at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and nearly 80% of Johns Hopkins undergrads produce research by the time of graduation. Johns Hopkins receives more federal research grants than any other university in the United States.

Undergraduate Education

Johns Hopkins offers superior undergraduate programs based at the Homewood Campus in Baltimore: The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, which contribute to Johns Hopkins' reputation as one of the world's preeminent universities. Among the many strong departments at Johns Hopkins are art history, astronomy, biology, biomedical engineering, biophysics, creative writing (Writing Seminars), economics, English, film and media studies, German, history, international studies, Near Eastern studies, political science, and Romance languages. The Biomedical Engineering Department is widely recognized as one of the best in the nation. The French Department is also recognized as a "center of excellence" in the study of French culture and language by the government of France, one of only four in the United States.

Graduate Education

In addition to graduate education at the schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering, Johns Hopkins also has several prestigious graduate professional schools. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is very highly revered, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health is renowned for contributions worldwide to preventive medicine and the health of large populations. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (simply referred to as "SAIS"), located in Washington D.C., is recognized as a world leader in international affairs, economics, diplomacy, and government studies. SAIS has international campuses in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China. The prestigious Peabody Conservatory of Music, also located in Baltimore, became a division of the University in 1977. The Conservatory retains its own student body and grants its own degrees in musicology, though both Hopkins and Peabody students may take courses at both institutions.

The University offers education abroad through centers in Germany, Singapore, and Italy (the University owns a breathtaking villa in Florence where many art history students study). The University operates the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, which specializes in nuclear research for the U.S. Department of Defense. The Space Telescope Institute is located on the Hopkins campus and controls, analyzes, and collects data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Campus

The main campus of Johns Hopkins, Homewood, is set on 140 park-like acres in the northern part of Baltimore. Much of the beautiful architecture dates from the nineteenth century, and is designed in the Georgian style. Most newer buildings resemble the Georgian style, being built of red brick with white marble trim, but lack the details. The campus was originally the estate of the Carroll family, whose residence was used for administrative offices but now is preserved as a museum. In addition, the renowned Baltimore Museum of Art is situated just next to the University's campus, and admission is free to students.

Students

Hopkins' roughly 4000 undergraduate students matriculate from all 50 states and over 40 countries. About 40% of students previously attended private high schools or prep schools, and within six years of graduation 85% of Hopkins students earn graduate degrees, the highest percentage in the nation.

Student Publications

Hopkins has three entirely student-run publications: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, The Black & Blue Jay, and Zeniada. The News-Letter is the oldest continuously-published college newspaper in the nation, founded in 1896, and is published weekly. The Black & Blue Jay is among the nation's oldest humor magazines, founded in 1921, and is the inspiration for the University's mascot. Zeniada is the university literary magazine.

Library System

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library (called "MSE" by students), located on the Homewood Campus, houses over 2.6 million volumes and 21,000 journal subscriptions. The Eisenhower Library is a member of the the University's Sheridan Libraries encompassing collections at the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at Mount Vernon Place. Together these collections provide the major research library resources for the University, serving Johns Hopkins academic programs worldwide.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are named the Blue Jays. Hopkins has separate sets of colors: columbia blue and black for athletic uniforms, and sable and gold for academic robes, and it is the only university in the United States to celebrate Homecoming in the spring. Hopkins participates in the NCAA's Division III and the Centennial Conference. The school's most prominent sports team is its Division I lacrosse team, which has won 42 national titles. Hopkins' collegiate sports rivals are Princeton University and cross-town rivals the University of Maryland and the United States Naval Academy. The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is adjacent to the University.

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Some well-known alumni

Some well-known faculty

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