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...best way to combat this upward spiral is to set clear and consistent standards which define exactly what level of work deserves an A, and then to oversee graders to ensure that these standards are rigorously upheld. Admittedly, this is the most difficult way to address the problem: it would be far easier to arbitrarily mandate what percentage of As can be awarded in each class, forcing grades to conform neatly to a curve. But blindly enforcing a curve would defeat the entire purpose of grades—they would merely measure students relative to each other, telling students absolutely...
...calls for reform have multiplied over the past year, the Faculty’s Educational Policy Committee has brainstormed several ways to combat grade inflation. One suggestion, which was adopted by the Faculty and will be enacted next year, is to switch from Harvard’s needlessly confusing 15-point grading scale to the standard four-point scale. This is a good move, but it will not directly reduce grade inflation; grades have increased because standards have disintegrated, and shifting to a new grading scale will not make grades more accurate...
...Faculty must ensure that Harvard undergraduates are held to high and consistent standards, and that professors are giving student assessment the attention and care it warrants. If strong steps are taken to combat grade inflation, professors will fulfill one of their most important responsibilities: to give undergraduates honest evaluations and constructive criticism that allows them to learn and grow, so that graduating students can say without equivocation that they have truly earned their place in the fellowship of educated men and women...
Tuition was rising because of inflation, and many men faced years in the Army reserves or in combat before they found permanent employment...
...audience raucously applauded the evening’s varied entertainment, which ranged from flamenco-inspired Spanish dance and a Tae Kwon Do combat scene to an interpretative painting with roller skates, among many other humorous and unusual segments...