Harvard University faculty votes to cap the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates
Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to limit the proportion of A grades given to undergraduates, responding to grade inflation where over 60% of recent grades were in the A range. The policy aims to make Harvard A grades more meaningful and distinguishable as markers of exceptional work. The move follows similar efforts by other elite universities, though Princeton abandoned its comparable policy after a decade.
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CNN and Reuters emphasize systemic grade inflation; WSJ focuses on student backlash; NY Post and Reason frame Harvard's A-grade prevalence as requiring standards enforcement.
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