A JHED identity can exist within a user’s broader Johns Hopkins lifecycle, but the services available to that person can change as their affiliation changes.
That is why an account question after graduation, a new employment role or a return to Johns Hopkins should not be treated as an ordinary password problem.
Graduation and former students
Official materials describe changes to some forms of access after graduation. The exact status of a specific service can depend on institutional policy and the particular resource.
A former student’s JHED-related identity history should not be confused with a guarantee of permanent access to every system previously available.
Returning to Johns Hopkins
Returning affiliates can face a different problem.
The question may not be “How do I create a brand-new account?” It may be whether an earlier institutional identity should be recognized or reconciled.
Creating a duplicate identity without guidance can create access complications.
Moving between student, faculty and staff roles
One person can have more than one relationship with a large institution over time.
The JHED identity may remain central while application permissions change according to the person’s current role.
For example, a student resource may depend on enrollment, while an employment system may depend on an active staff relationship.
The lifecycle principle
Think about access in three separate layers:
Identity — who you are in the institutional system.
Affiliation — your current relationship with the institution.
Authorization — which applications that relationship allows you to use.
A change in one layer does not always produce the same outcome in the other two.
Internal Link Suggestions:
- JHED Account Setup
- JHED Access for Students, Faculty and Staff
- JHED Access Problems
Sources: Johns Hopkins myJH Support; Johns Hopkins Engineering Support; Hopkins EP Online.