Harvard faculty take aim at grade inflation by capping ‘A’ grades for students
Harvard University faculty have decided to limit the number of 'A' grades awarded to undergraduate students to combat grade inflation. This policy, which will take effect in the fall of 2027, allows faculty to award A's to no more than one-fifth of students in a course, plus up to four additional students. The move aims to enhance academic integrity and better recognize genuine academic achievement among students.
- ▪Harvard faculty voted to cap 'A' grades to address grade inflation.
- ▪The new policy will be implemented in the fall of 2027.
- ▪More than two-thirds of the faculty supported the measure.
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Harvard faculty take aim at grade inflation by capping ‘A’ grades for studentsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe change, which will go into effect in the fall of 2027, is one of the first efforts by a prestigious US university to tackle the widespread problem of grade inflation.PHOTO: LUCY LU/NYTIMESPublished May 21, 2026, 06:25 AMUpdated May 21, 2026, 06:25 AMMASSACHUSETTS - Harvard University faculty have imposed a limit on the number of “A” grades that can be given to undergraduate students in an effort to end a growing trend of grade inflation at the elite US university.In hundreds of votes cast over the past week, more than two-thirds of the voting faculty supported a measure allowing them to award A’s to no more than one-fifth of the students enrolled in a…
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