Faculty are voting on whether to make dramatic changes to how top undergrads are evaluated. Here’s the proposal and why it’s so contentious.

Faculty begin voting this week on whether to limit top grades to 20% of students per course.

Faculty are voting on whether to make dramatic changes to how top undergrads are evaluated. Here’s the proposal and why it’s so contentious.

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 rate in 2006.