June 7, 2002
Harvard Raises the Bar to Curtail Grade Inflation
It's getting harder for Harvard University students to earn honors.
Faculty members at Harvard have unanimously approved a series of changes aimed at curbing grade inflation in the undergraduate college. At a regularly scheduled faculty meeting, professors voted to completely overhaul the grading and honors systems by capping the number of students who can receive honors and by taking steps to significantly reduce the number of students who earn A's and B's.
The changes, which
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