Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
4-year | Private
Enrollment: 28,890

Academic year of attempt: 2020-21

Classification: ongoing student-led cancellation effort

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If President Daniels truly values democracy, he should make Election Day a University holiday

Hopkins makes class on Election Day optional to boost student voting rates

SGA supports making Election Day a University holiday

Sam Mollin, Student Body President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”