Hopkins announces online-only fall plans and tuition reduction
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 phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article covers Hopkins’ online-only fall plans, tuition reduction and changes to housing and student aid.
- The News-Letter reported that all undergraduate classes would be online, tuition would fall by 10 percent and most incoming freshmen could not live on campus; Daniels said in-person teaching posed unacceptable health risks.
- The paper reported that the decision followed worsening COVID-19 conditions, including 30 percent of undergraduates coming from hotspots, and came after a June 30 hybrid draft plan.
- The article says Hopkins allocated nearly $15 million for assistance; it also reports that the Student Government Association told students that off-campus residents could receive aid and that courses would have an opt-out S/U grading option.
- According to the article, freshmen and sophomores could live in campus housing only with approved hardship exceptions, while off-campus students would not initially receive screening tests unless they had symptoms and met testing guidelines.
- The reporter writes that student Lily Daniels said she might not return to campus and that Hopkins should have been clearer, while Assistant Vice President Karen Lancaster said information was being shared as decisions were made.