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Cathy Wang

Student Reporting

An investigation into Johns Hopkins’ controversial real estate holdings

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Johns Hopkins University and its real estate development partners have dominated official accounts of the school’s expanding footprint in Baltimore. Cathy Wang, an editor for The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, sought out community activists, union leaders, and local residents to assess the impact of the university’s ongoing expansion on communities where Johns Hopkins had bought up properties. Wang’s article highlighted these community voices to support data-based evidence that Johns Hopkins failed to live up to promises it made to residents of neighborhoods touched by its development projects.

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For emphasizing the voices of residents affected by real estate development projects spearheaded by Johns Hopkins University

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