When everyone gets an A, does excellence still matter? Harvard moves to make grades mean something again
Harvard is weighing a rare pushback against grade inflation, after A’s became the norm rather than the exception. A faculty committee has proposed limiting top grades to restore their meaning, arguing that excellence should stand out again. The move could reshape classroom culture, student competition, and how merit is recognised at one of the world’s most influential universities.
Harvard is weighing a rare pushback against grade inflation, after A’s became the norm rather than the exception. A faculty committee has proposed limiting top grades to restore their meaning, arguing that excellence should stand out again. The move could reshape classroom culture, student competition, and how merit is recognised at one of the world’s most influential universities.
