Faculty begin voting this week on whether to limit top grades to 20% of students per course.
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Harvard faculty are considering cracking down on grade inflation. Photo: Heather Diehl/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Harvard's faculty begins voting Tuesday on limiting the number of top grades professors can award students.
Why it matters: Grade inflation is at a tipping point at Harvard.
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A-grades awarded in undergraduate courses. Starting in 2027, a…
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most…
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most…
The move comes after A grades surged at Harvard: about 60% of grades were A’s in the 2024–25 academic year, more than double the…
Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A's awarded to students in an effort to make the grades more…
Top grades have become so common that some Harvard faculty members argued they no longer reliably distinguished exceptional work.
