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...Summa status is now decided by a combination of grade-point average, thesis quality and departmental recommendation...
Last June, 115 seniors graduated summa cum laude--36 more than the previous year. And the numbers of eligible students seems to be increasing, Bol said...
Despite the higher numbers of summas, however, Faculty opinion about the continued validity of the summa designation varies...
...still a pretty small number, under 10 percent," said Professor of History Andrew Gordon '75, who graduated summa cum laude in East Asian Studies. "It doesn't sound like a dramatic opening of the gates of mediocrity...
...addition to addressing the problem of too many summa cum laude graduates, the council also discussed benefits for junior faculty...