Grade Inflation

Harvard caps A’s at 20% of students to curb rampant grade inflation

Harvard University will cap A grades at 1 out of 5 undergraduates next year in an effort to tame runaway grade inflation. Faculty members voted 458-201 on Wednesday to approve the grade cap. It...

Getting an A at Harvard will be tougher starting in 2027

Two thirds of faculty vote to approve cap on A grades for undergrads Harvard University faculty gave an emphatic “yes” to capping A grades in a vote Wednesday amid concerns about grade inflation and...

Harvard gives fewer As after report exposed massive grade inflation: dean

Despite the drop, more than half of students’ grades are still As Harvard University students received fewer As in their fall semester classes following concerns about academic rigor and massive grade inflation at the...

Harvard report warns of ‘damaging’ grade inflation, 60% of grades are A’s

Harvard University’s Office of Undergraduate Education is raising concerns about mounting grade inflation, reporting that the school’s grading system is “damaging the academic culture of the College.” The office sent a 25-page report to faculty and...

America Needs Tough Grading

‘You’re really smart. What the hell is wrong with you?” Yale English Prof. Lawrence Rainey asked one of us (Mr. Katz) over a beer-stained table at a local pizzeria after grading his first college...

Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System

Faculty and administrators at Western Oregon University are aiming to increase student retention rates and foster academic equity by changing...

Berkeley moves to ‘lock down’ students’ browsers to prevent cheating

The University of California-Berkeley is restricting professors from proctoring virtual exams to ensure students don’t cheat. Rather, the university has opted to implement a “browser lockdown” method. Campus Reform obtained a campus-wide email sent by...

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