Who calls the shots at Hopkins?
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 editorial reports on University financial decisions and calls for greater student, faculty and graduate-worker representation.
- The article says the University introduced COVID-19 austerity measures, including furloughs and hiring restrictions, while its endowment grew by roughly $2.5 billion.
- The paper reported that dining staff protested furloughed employees’ suspended pay and that more than 600 faculty members petitioned President Ronald J. Daniels for shared governance.
- The article says the Homewood Academic Council and the Student Government Association have little to no authority over University decisions.
- The editorial calls for recognizing Teachers and Researchers United as a graduate student union and says its demands include more financial and time support and funding for master’s students excluded from the $5 million given to PhD students.
- The News-Letter reported that the Board’s agenda has not been updated since 2018-19, its records remain sealed for 50 years, and the editorial calls for students and faculty to have voting seats on the Board.