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Harvard University faculty gave an emphatic “yes” to capping A grades in a vote Wednesday amid concerns about grade inflation and academic rigor at the prestigious institution. Approximately 70 percent voted to approve the 20-percent cap on As in undergraduate courses,
Harvard faculty have approved a plan to curb grade inflation by limiting the number of A grades professors can issue, capping years of debate over whether having top grades from the nation’s oldest university accurately reflected truly exceptional work.
College faculty are voting on a proposal to cap that top score to 20% of the undergraduate class, with results due next week.
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