Authored by Micaiah Bilger via The College Fix,
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 academic rigor at the prestigious institution.
Approximately 70 percent voted to approve the 20-percent cap on As in undergraduate courses,The Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper,reports. Nearly 700 professors participated in the vote. The measure will go into effect in the fall of 2027.
Harvard psychology Professor Steven Pinker praised the decision in an XpostWednesday, calling it“a big step in combatting the grade inflation that has been dumbing down our courses, conveying the wrong message to students, and making universities a national laughingstock.”
Another professor, political scientist Max Abrams at Northeastern University noted the impact of the decision on other higher education institutions.
Harvard isn’t just some university. Many universities look to Harvard to inform their own decisions. I am strongly in favor of Harvard’s moves to reduce grade inflation. When everyone gets an A there is no signal.pic.twitter.com/Tpb4enuADA
Otherscholarscalledfor their Ivy League institutions to follow Harvard’s lead.
Along with limiting As, the faculty also approved a measure by a large majority “to use average percentile rankings, rather than GPA, to determine internal awards and honors,” according toThe Crimson.
A third measure within the proposal did not pass. It would have allowed professors “to petition to opt out of the A cap” if the grading for their course is on an “unsatisfactory, satisfactory, and satisfactory-plus basis,” the report states:
Source: ZeroHedge News
