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If today’s students are more proficient, they should be receiving higher grades, with or without a more lenient grading policy. More As would then reflect achievement, not inflation. But while many say that students’ abilities have increased, aptitude alone cannot account for the astonishing percentage...
Third, the next dean must be able to deal with the complicated problem of grade inflation in a way that satisfies both students and Faculty. This is an issue that needs to be addressed swiftly and with the utmost care. Standards must be clarified across departments and within individual classes...
But as we all know, grade inflation at Harvard has made distinguishing among good students nearly impossible, especially in the humanities. Papers and tests get letters grades, from which a standard deviation cannot easily be computed. Even if one were to use Harvard’s 15-point grading scale...
This isn’t the first time that Harvard students have tried to beat more than just the grading system, and it’s unlikely that it will be the last—especially if the powers that be again play the role of the pansy and let...
An easy way to cut down on the volume of honors graduates would be to eliminate entirely the classification of non-departmental honors. Raising the bar for an honors degree in general studies from a B to a grossly inflated B-plus or A-minus average would solve virtually nothing...