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fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Harvard caps A's as selective colleges attack grade inflation

Harvard caps undergraduate A grades at 20% of letter grades per course, allowing up to four additional A’s, effective 2027 to curb grade inflation.
Higher education
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Harvard College faculty to vote on limiting number of As for students

Harvard faculty are voting on a proposal to cap A grades to reduce grade inflation and improve grading consistency.
Higher education
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Harvard caps A's as selective colleges attack grade inflation

Harvard caps undergraduate A grades at 20% of letter grades per course, allowing up to four additional A’s, effective 2027 to curb grade inflation.
Higher education
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Harvard College faculty to vote on limiting number of As for students

Harvard faculty are voting on a proposal to cap A grades to reduce grade inflation and improve grading consistency.
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fromCornell Chronicle
3 months ago

Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell awards recognize faculty excellence and sustained commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and academic advising through the Stephen H. Weiss and Provost awards.
Science
fromHarvard Gazette
6 months ago

No one knows the answer, and that's the point - Harvard Gazette

A pilot course trains small cohorts to tackle longstanding unsolved scientific problems by cultivating creative, interdisciplinary thinkers rather than narrow disciplinary expertise.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
8 months ago

Part 1: Through the Lens of Records and Registration

What If Everything We 'Know' Is Backward? The research analyzed over 13,000 graduates and found something that should fundamentally change how we think about transfer credit evaluation: 98.5 percent of transfer credits are successfully transferred (the authors use the term "articulated"). More importantly, transfer and nontransfer students accumulate extra credits at nearly identical rates. If transfer credit loss were the primary driver of excess credits, we'd expect to see significant differences between these populations. We don't.
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