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...desirable consequences of drastic grade rescaling would extend to other aspects of academic life. For one, there would no longer exist pressure to earn straight A’s, for this would become an unreasonable goal. As a result, students may be more inclined to take academic risks, perhaps enrolling in challenging courses in unfamiliar disciplines, without worrying that this exploration would damage a perfect GPA. Without any “easy A’s,” students may be inspired to work harder in all of their classes, not just the most difficult ones...
Naturally, challenges exist with any grading system, and this one is no exception. The familiar complaint that science students typically earn lower grades than students of the humanities (perhaps because it is easier to assign a poor grade on a problem set than on a paper) would remain. It is not obvious how one would standardize grades across departments or even if one would wish to do so. But this problem is not as serious as it seems. It is quite possible that Harvard attracts more students capable of exceptional work in one field than in another...
...Regulations for Undergraduate Organizations at Harvard College include as their first criterion, “A constitution and by-laws whose membership clause shall not discriminate on the basis of…sex.” Nonetheless, Harvard allows these single-sex menaces to exist freely on its campus, implicitly recognizing them as legitimate student organizations. While it may not do so publicly, College administrators recognize, for shame, that there has long been implicit cooperation between University Hall and these groups. Deans of the College have hosted euphemistically titled “Jams,” and scores of staff...
...student. Somebody in England said, and this will probably get me into trouble, he said that the character reminds him of a young George W. You know, a real prestige kid that got into a good school because of his family and wealth. I think those types of people exist, but I don’t think all Ivy League students are like that...
...We’re creating programs and opportunities where they did not exist before,” Hill said...