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Harvard Law School will be moving to a pass-fail grading system in the fall of 2009, joining peer institutions such as Yale and Stanford, Dean Elena Kagan announced in an e-mail to students this afternoon...
Harvard's grading system will now resemble that of rivals Stanford, whose faculty voted in May to discontinue letter grades, and Yale, which has had a pass-fail system since the 1960s. Proponents of broader grade categories typically point to decreased competitiveness and enhanced freedom to explore intellectually without concern for academic penalty in their justifications of the system...
...grading system and curriculum allow a level of flexibility and freedom that is unparalleled," reads the testimony of one Yale student on the school's Web site. "Yale allows you to make your education truly yours without worrying about grade competition...
...Right now, it’s a matter of making sure that everyone at all the various schools are all on the same page about the necessity of the program,” he said. Full implementation of the policy will take time, Brown said. He cited Yale, which recently implemented a “very inclusive policy” with a speed that created unanticipated challenges. The working group had initially hoped to feature the policy recommendations in next year’s budget. “But I would say, now, there’s a 50 percent...
...Crimson repeat as Ivy Champions or whether there is a new dog, or perhaps bear, in town. In the official Ivy League pre-season poll, the Bears were chosen to finish third in the Ivies for the second year in a row, after the Crimson and Yale, tied for first in the same poll. But, Brown has the advantage of hosting both Harvard and the Bulldogs in its home stadium. “We are happy to have the opportunity to play at home,” Bears coach Phil Estes said. “The weather is not supposed...