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60 Percent of Grades at Harvard Were A’s. Enough Is Enough.

In a vote whose results were announced on Wednesday, Harvard faculty decided to do something we have talked about for decades but never managed to pull off: cap the number of full A’s in every course.

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Harvard limits number of students who get A grades

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Harvard capped A’s. Duke faculty and students are skeptical.

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Harvard faculty votes to make it harder for undergrads to earn A’s

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to cur...

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Harvard faculty take aim at grade inflation by capping 'A' grades for students

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Harvard faculty vote to cap number of A’s in effort to reduce grade inflation

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As Class Day Nears, Harvard College Has Yet To Name Annual Speaker

Harvard College has not yet said who will address graduating seniors at Class Day, breaking from the University’s typical timeline for naming the annual speaker.

Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their undergraduate classes.

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Advice for Harvard students on how to survive your first A-minus

Students are upset because the Ivy League school wants to limit the number of A’s it awards. But the shift could be a blessing in disguise.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Commends Harvard for Resisting Trump at Class Day

Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Harvard had proven its courage by fighting against the Trump administration during Wednesday’s annual College Class Day. “When a tyrannical administration tried to bully and threaten Harvard to give up ...