60 Percent of Grades at Harvard Were A’s. Enough Is Enough.

In a vote whose results were announced on Wednesday, Harvard faculty decided to do something we have talked about for decades ...

Harvard faculty pass a new cap on number of As they can give to students

Harvard University faculty have overwhelmingly passed a new cap on the number of As they can give out to students in undergraduate courses, with a goal to restore meaning to letter grades. At Harvard, ...
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Harvard Will Manufacture a Scarcity of A’s

Starting in the fall of 2027, Harvard undergrads will be competing for a limited number of available A grades in each of ...

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced ...

Harvard Faculty Votes To Cap How Many A's Professors Hand Out

Following months of debate, Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades awarded per course. The policy goes into ...

Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their ...