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...faculty want to be able to distinguish the student with an 89 from other ‘B’ students.”But grade inflation is not a problem unique to Brown. In a letter sent to faculty in January this year, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 acknowledged grade inflation as a problem in the College. According to his letter, ‘A’s accounted for 23.7 percent of all grades given to Harvard undergraduates last academic year—the highest level since 1999-2000, and the second...
...With the fight against Communism now replaced by the War on Terror, John Paul's successor faces a wholly new, more explosive political challenge. Not only does Pope Benedict XVI not have first-hand experience "behind the lines" in a Muslim society, like John Paul's background in Krakow, but the reach of his words may be inherently limited. Rather than facing a godless society's attack on the freedom to believe, Islamic terrorism presents a warped interpretation of a competing faith...
...Still, the German pontiff is not shying away from the challenge. While he is trying to reach out a hand to moderate Muslims, he is also using increasingly tough language in condemning faith-based terror. On Monday, after attacks on churches and mosques in Iraq and Nigeria, Benedict told a crowd in St. Peter's Square: "God, the creator and father of all, will call to account even more severely those who spill the blood of their brother in His name." Like his predecessor, the preacher's message is clear. Only this time, one wonders if it will ever reach...
...students at other elite schools. The memo, which analyzed data from the survey, stated that Harvard students rated their overall satisfaction at 3.95 on a five-point scale, compared to an average of 4.16 at the 30 other schools surveyed, according to the Globe. But Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 said Monday that the new position was a way “to pull together our own information in a coherent way.” “We’re not looking to have press releases,” he said. Gross...
...Advising is something that we are going to move full-steam ahead with next year,” said Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71. “This is an area where we have nowhere...