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 ...

Harvard faculty votes to limit number of A's awarded, aiming to combat grade inflation

Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A's awarded to students in an effort to make the grades more ...

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

Ultimately, grade inflation hurts not just the quality of individual students’ education; it hurts the university — any ...

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

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder.
The Harvard Crimson

70% of Faculty Vote to Overhaul Harvard Grading With A Cap

Harvard faculty voted to impose a roughly 20 percent cap on A grades beginning in fall 2027, approving the College’s most ...

Fast-track ‘alumni’ boom: How short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

Achieving alumni status at an institution like the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School or Stanford used to mean years ...

Harvard faculty vote to limit A grades for undergraduates

Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades given to undergraduates, taking assertive action to reverse years of ...

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

May 20 (Reuters) - 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 ...
New York Magazine

Harvard Will Manufacture a Scarcity of A’s

Starting in the fall of 2027, Harvard undergrads will be competing for a limited number of available A grades in each of ...

Harvard faculty pass a new cap on number of As they can give to students

Harvard University faculty have overwhelmingly passed a new cap on the number of As they can give out to students in undergraduate courses, with a goal to restore meaning to letter grades. At Harvard, ...