Harvard Votes to Put an End to Easy A's
Harvard faculty has voted to implement a cap on the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates in an effort to combat grade inflation. This decision reflects growing concerns about the integrity of education at elite institutions. The change aims to strengthen academic standards and may influence other universities to address similar issues.
- ▪Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades to address grade inflation.
- ▪A decade ago, about a third of students received A's, but this figure has doubled in recent years.
- ▪The trend of rising A grades has been linked to pressures on both students and faculty regarding evaluations.
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Harvard Votes to Put an End to Easy A's John Sexton 9:00 PM | May 20, 2026 AP Photo/Charles Krupa Grade inflation has been a problem at all levels of education but some of the Ivy League schools have been hit particularly hard. This week, faculty at Harvard voted to cap the number of A grades that students can receive. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades given to undergraduates, hoping to reverse years of grade inflation with a mandated change.The vote, reported Wednesday, is the most prominent symbol of a reckoning at some elite schools concerned by the increasing number of A’s — a widespread issue that some faculty…
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