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History department Head Tutor Joyce E. Chaplin sent an e-mail to department faculty and teaching fellows last month suggesting they take the trauma of Sept. 11 into account when grading last semester’s work.
The e-mail has taken on particularly significance in light of the recent debate about grading practices and grade inflation at the College.
Yet Chaplin said she felt the need to issue the e-mail to compensate for recent pressure on faculty to review their grading practices.
A report released today by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences may help to shed new light on the current discussion of grade inflation and grading policies at Harvard.
Among the recommendations for combatting grade inflation, the authors propose establishing tangible and consistent standards for faculty, formulating alternative grading systems, and establishing a standard distribution curve in each class to act as a measure, among other suggestions.