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Apr 23, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
i haven't tweeted about Johns Hopkins in a while but given its announcement of austerity measures + layoffs, i pulled up a bunch of documents I had on the financial history and governance of the university. here is some context. (hopefully) 1/
hub.jhu.edu/novel-coronavi… Notable points on JHU losses
- net loss of >$100 mill in FY 2020 + projected net loss of $375 mill in FY 2021
- $6.2 bill endowment lost $350 mill
- “divisional leaders will...consider furloughs or layoffs to meet their financial and strategic objectives”
- Pres 20% salary cut 2/
Jan 30, 2019 12 tweets 6 min read
Well, here’s the @JohnsHopkins police bill draft. Lots of stuff to unpack but I read it alongside last year’s amended bill to see what’s different. (The original bill was so poorly received that JHU had to rework it significantly). THREAD:
publicsafetyinitiatives.jhu.edu/assets/uploads… 2/ For reference, here is the first bill from March 2018: bit.ly/2HNSo30
The amended bill from last year: bit.ly/2FXquj5