Students react to University’s revocation of covered grades
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers student responses to the University’s decision to end covered grades in 2017.
- The article reports that the University plans to end covered grades in 2017, prompting about two dozen student groups to form Re-Cover Hopkins and protest the decision and what they called a lack of transparency.
- The paper reported that students Tiffany Onyejiaka and Mieraf Teka criticised national media coverage, saying it overlooked concerns about how the policy change was made and students’ adjustment and mental health.
- According to the article, Re-Cover Hopkins sent demands to the University, interrupted a Homewood Academic Council meeting and compiled 537 survey responses into a 27-page report; the SGA planned to announce its referendum results at the start of the semester.
- The reporter writes that Johns Hughes planned to ask for a delay and a formal public-comment process, including written comments and public hearings, rather than only a town hall.
- The article adds that Linda Horn supported keeping the policy, Jesse Rines supported ending it, and the University defended its decision by citing newer support programs such as PILOT and MAPP.