Messages + Announcements

Recent messages to the Johns Hopkins community related to COVID-19

Universitywide Messages | For Students | For Employees

Universitywide messages

• JHU COVID-19 Campaign Stakeholder Survey (May 10)
• Updated guidance on outdoor mask requirements (April 30)
• Town hall on fall planning and vaccine availability update (April 14)
• Shuttle service from Homewood to M&T Bank Stadium mass vaccination site (April 9)
• Plans for the fall 2021 semester (April 9)
• Virtual Town Hall: Get the Facts About the COVID Vaccine (April 6)
• Positive financial outlook allows full restoration of retirement benefits and new COVID supports (April 2)
• New gathering limits, and information on travel, testing, and symptom monitoring (March 31)
• Expanded COVID vaccine eligibility in Maryland (March 30)
• Increase in allowed laboratory density (March 25)
• End of flu vaccine requirement for 2020-21 season (March 23)
• COVID safety measures unchanged for vaccinated faculty, students, and staff (March 18)
• Update on Johns Hopkins gathering limits (March 4)
• Update on COVID cluster and plans for resumption of in-person activities (Feb. 10)
• Update on Homewood undergraduate COVID cluster (Feb. 7)
• Update on Johns Hopkins finances (Feb. 5)
• Update on the Homewood undergraduate COVID cluster (Feb. 4)
• Two-day suspension of Homewood undergraduate classes and activities (Feb. 3)
• Update on JHU vaccination eligibility and distribution (Feb. 2)
• Use of Homewood indoor facilities (Jan. 29)
• Information on COVID vaccination (Jan. 22)
• Important information on the use of campus facilities (Jan. 22)
• Our plans for the spring semester (Jan. 8)
• Draft Phase 2 Return to Campus guide (Dec. 18)
• Upgraded JHU COVID-19 dashboard (Dec. 15)
• Spring planning update (Dec. 8)
• Monitoring the rise in COVID cases (Nov. 19)
• Avoid travel, stay safe this Thanksgiving (Nov. 9)
• Spring semester plans (Nov. 2)
• Expanded use of labs, single offices, and library spaces (Oct. 28)
• Town hall on JHU finances this Wednesday (Oct. 19)
• Update on Johns Hopkins University finances (Oct. 15)
• Guidance for JHU campus activity updated for the fall (Aug. 21)
• JHU Community: Changes to plans for fall semester (Aug. 6)
• Allowing on-campus research outside of laboratories (July 16)
• Administration reverses restrictions on international student visas (July 14)
• Johns Hopkins files federal lawsuit in support of international students (July 10)
• Plans for this fall’s undergraduate experience (June 30)
• Resuming library research at JHU (June 25)
• Town hall on Friday will discuss screening, testing, and contact tracing options (June 10)
• Reminder: Town hall Wednesday to discuss university finances (June 9)
• JHU is planning for a June 15 restart for lab research (June 9)
• Planning for our future (June 5)
• Return to Campus Instructional Guidelines open for comment (June 4)
• Town hall discussion on academic planning Friday (June 3)
• Guidelines for returning to campus, town hall Friday (May 28)
• JHU research return to campus report and town hall (May 19)
• JHU campus operations remain unchanged (May 14)
• JHU 2020 Planning (May 5)
• Financial implications of COVID-19 for JHU (April 21)
• A message from President Daniels: Our work continues (April 7)
• COVID-19 update on university operations and resources (April 6)
• Maryland stay-at-home order effective at 8 p.m. (March 30)
• JHU campus operations update (March 23)
• COVID-19 Update: Remote classes to continue for full semester (March 18)
• COVID-19: Hopkins Stands Together (March 15)
• Johns Hopkins transitions to online instruction (March 10)
• JHU prepares for potential COVID-19 impacts (Feb. 28)
• New coronavirus information for JHU (Feb. 10)
• Updated Novel Coronavirus information (Jan. 30)
• Novel Coronavirus guidance (Jan. 24)

For students

• New assistance for PhD students impacted by COVID (April 2)
• In-person events (April 1)
• Academic support (March 26)
• Campus traditions (March 18)
• Things to do for fun during COVID (Feb. 25)
• Transportation (Feb. 19)
• Travel registration (Feb. 12)
• Responding to your questions (Feb. 11)
• COVID violations in off-campus housing (Feb. 5)
• Important reminders for students (Feb. 3)
• Using the Recreation Center (Jan. 29)
• Spaces on campus you can use (Jan. 27)
• Your roles and responsibilities in this COVID environment (Jan. 22)
• Quarantine/isolation management (Jan. 19)
• Welcome new students: Move-in and Orientation information (Jan. 12)
• Message from the Vice Provost for Student Affairs (Jan. 11)
• Updated return to campus health info for Hopkins undergrads (Jan. 9)
• Welcome to your nest (Jan. 8)
• Return to campus health info for Hopkins undergrads (Dec. 23)
• COVID testing for asymptomatic students before winter break (Dec. 11)
• Welcoming you to campus this spring (Nov. 2)
• Update and resources for undergraduates (Oct. 16)
• Study Abroad suspended for Spring 2021 (Oct. 15)
• Starting the planning process for spring 2021 (Oct. 1)
• JHU flu vaccine program and requirements (Sept. 24)
• Fall 2020 Health and Wellness (Aug. 27)
• Help us protect each other: Expectations for Johns Hopkins students (Aug. 20)
• Reinforcement of University Guidelines for Students (Aug. 20)
• Changes to plans for fall semester (Aug. 6)
• Peabody: Revised Announcement about Fall Semester (July 31)
• Bloomberg School of Public Health: Introducing the Virtual Plus Campus (July 20)
• SAIS-D.C.: Classes, activities will be virtual for fall 2020 (July 17)
• School of Education: Guidelines for fall courses (July 15)
• Planning for fall and beyond (June 16)
• Peabody housing update: Move-out process (May 13)
• Housing update: Move-out process (May 12)
• JHU 2020 Planning Taskforce Student Advisory Committee (May 12)
• Supporting Johns Hopkins PhD students (April 10)
• Additional policy revisions and extended deadlines for KSAS and WSE undergraduates (April 10)
• Update on housing and dining credits and packing of student belongings (March 28)
• Update on dining credits (March 28)
• Spring 2020 grading policies (March 27)
• Resources and information for graduate students (March 23)
• Information and instructions for students and families (March 19)
• To the Class of 2020: Your Commencement (March 18)
• Guidance for graduate students and postdocs (March 15)
• Undergraduate student employment communication (March 14)
• Urgent COVID-19 resident student update (March 13)

For employees

• Update on staff return to campus (May 11)
• Noon tomorrow: Vaccine Info Session for Faculty and Staff (May 4)
• Restoration of 403(b) employer contributions for July–December 2020 (April 29)
• Reminder: COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sessions for Faculty and Staff start tomorrow (April 29)
• COVID-19 vaccine information sessions for faculty and staff (April 21)
• New research supports for early career faculty impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2)
• COVID Resources for JHU Faculty and Staff (March 1)
• Resuming employer retirement contributions (Feb. 26)
• MyChart account activations (Jan. 8)
• A gesture of thanks for an extraordinary year (Dec. 16)
• JHU flu vaccine program and requirements (Sept. 24)
• Financial relief for COVID-19–related caregiving costs (Sept. 17)
• Enhanced Johns Hopkins caregiving resources (Aug. 13)
• Report addresses COVID pandemic’s effects on JHU junior faculty (Aug. 13)
• Carey Business School: Teaching Plans for Fall Semester (July 28)
• Refund for JHU employees’ monthly parking fees (June 30)
• Additional financial information for faculty (June 23)
• More support for JHU employees during COVID-19 (June 19)
• JHU health plans cover video visits with a doctor (April 10)
• Updated COVID-19 information for JHU employees (March 26)
• International exchange and domestic visitors (March 17)
• Research: Preparing for minimal on-campus activity by March 18 (March 14)
• University shares HR guidance for faculty and staff in response to coronavirus outbreak (March 12)