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...Faculty voted to limit the percentage of magna degrees to 15 percent, 36 percent of those who graduated in 2001 were awarded magna degrees. The Faculty also capped at 30 percent the number of cum laude degrees awarded. Last year, 24 percent graduated with that distinction. And the Faculty upheld an older proposal capping summas at 5 percent...
...Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court granted the three defendants a new trial, a decision that was eventually upheld by the United States Supreme Court...
...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...
...consistently and fairly, they should be required to pass a course in how to lead a Harvard undergraduate section, such as those offered at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, before beginning as instructors. Professors must carefully monitor teaching fellows to ensure that grading standards are being upheld. This will require professors to pay more attention to their courses, carefully designing rubrics with the same attention they give to reading lists and syllabi. At the same time, both departments and the College must continually evaluate each course’s rubrics, syllabi and grading practices to ensure that...
Many have applauded last week’s federal appeals court ruling that upheld the legality of the University of Michigan’s Law School’s admissions policy, which seeks to admit a “critical mass” of minority students. They have failed, however, to see that the concept of a “critical mass” is effectively a quota system—it implies a minimum acceptable level of people, even if it is not specific...