Board chair Pamela Flaherty and President William R. Brody with reporters and camera crews. Photo by Jay Vanrensselaer / HIPS

Reporters and camera crews learn of Brody's decision to retire

Shortly after President William R. Brody's announcement on Monday to the board of trustees that he would retire on Dec. 31, he and board chair Pamela Flaherty met the press on the Decker Quadrangle. The news of Brody's departure was widely covered in newspapers and on television.

In an editorial titled "A Loss for Hopkins and Baltimore," The Baltimore Sun said of the president, "His entrepreneurial genius and global vision for Maryland's largest employer have set Hopkins on a 21st-century course and posed a challenge for the university's board of trustees — Dr. Brody will be one tough act to follow."

The city, The Sun continued, "had an engaged citizen in Dr. Brody, but more important, a willing partner in its progress. Hopkins' expansion not only increased jobs in Baltimore, it also helped revitalize neighborhoods across the city. While other presidents profess commitment to their school's hometown, Dr. Brody lived it, and where possible, improved upon it."

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