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Harvard faculty vote to cap number of A’s in effort to reduce grade inflation
The policy follows more than a year of debate and comes after 458 of 659 faculty members backed the cap, the university said.
- Harvard University faculty voted this week to limit the number of A's they can award, with 458 of 659 faculty members supporting the new grading policy to address grade inflation.
- A report titled 'Re-Centering Academics' found grade inflation had become a 'race to the bottom,' with about 60 percent of grades being A's in recent years, prompting the faculty action.
- Psychology professor Joshua D. Greene, who co-wrote the proposal, stated, "The way things are now, it's like every student starts college with a shiny new car, and their goal is to go four years without a scratch."
- Opposing the proposal, Harvard history professor Alison Frank Johnson argued the caps would be "too blunt an instrument," fearing professors would treat students as statistics instead of individuals.
- Beginning fall 2027, Harvard will limit A's to 20 percent of students per course, while allowing four additional A's for smaller classes; Dean Amanda Claybaugh said the change will strengthen academic culture.
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Harvard University in the United States has announced that it will limit the number of grades in the highest category (A's) that professors may award to undergraduate students. With this move, the renowned university is taking steps to combat ‘grade inflation’.
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