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Harvard and its A story: Why professors are reluctant to give anything less than perfection
There was a time when earning an ‘A’ from Harvard meant brushing shoulders with academic greatness, a mark that distinguished the extraordinary from the accomplished. Today, however, that distinction ...
Even when grades rise, we shouldn’t assume that every rise is unearned or indefensible. The full picture is messier than that ...
Since pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses began waning, culture warriors have been casting about for a new controversy in elite higher education. Last October, Harvard handed them one. Amanda ...
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'The customer is always right': Why some university teachers give higher grades than students deserve
Grade inflation happens when teachers knowingly give a student a mark higher than deserved. It can also happen indirectly, when the level of difficulty of a course is deliberately lowered so students ...
Grade inflation happens when teachers knowingly give a student a mark higher than deserved. It can also happen indirectly, when the level of difficulty of a course is deliberately lowered so students ...
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