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...abundant. A Princeton study found that 44 to 55 percent of grades at 11 elite colleges were in the A-range. And, even though nobody has proven that this is particularly detrimental to undergraduate education, the centerpiece of the Princeton’s plan is a cap the number of A-pluses, A’s and A-minuses awarded to undergraduates. If it passes an April 25 faculty vote, the cap would hold A-range grades to less than 35 percent of all grades given. If this sounds familiar, that’s probably because Harvard?...
...commissioner’s office is the only body that can stop this madness, because the incentives for teams and high-schoolers are too strong for them to voluntarily cease and desist. Either it needs to institute an age cap or develop the proposed minor league system, giving teams places to put developing high-schoolers instead of having them take up valuable roster spots...
Three years after Harvard drew intense public scrutiny for grade inflation, Princeton is considering an unprecedented proposal, announced Wednesday, that would cap the number of A-range grades its faculty award...
...also worried that a cap on A’s might create a more cutthroat academic environment...
Ewing—who did not major in Economics during his time at Georgetown—was eventually kept in the dark regarding 11th hour negotiations that saved the 1999 basketball season, as union chief Billy Hunter parleyed the final settlement. Not surprisingly, a soft salary cap was part of the deal...