#ReCoverHopkins objects to 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 reports on student opposition to ending covered grades in fall 2017.
- The paper reported that #ReCoverHopkins demanded that the Homewood Academic Council revoke the policy change, apologise to students and hold an open forum in the fall.
- The article says the coalition argued that academic support and mental-health services were inadequate, including counselling appointments with waiting periods of at least two weeks.
- According to the article, the coalition included more than 24 student groups, while an SGA petition had gathered over 1,500 signatures, about one quarter of the student body.
- The reporter writes that, after a unanimous vote, the SGA planned to send students a referendum on covered grades and a survey about their effects on first-year students.
- The News-Letter reported that SGA president Charlie Green said the group wanted to continue working with other student groups after receiving more than 1,500 petition responses.
- The article also reports that some students opposed ending covered grades, while freshman James Lubowsky called the policy “a dumb concept” and said students should face academic pressure earlier.