"About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the university's undergraduate program are A's, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago, according to a report released Monday by Harvard's Office of Undergraduate Education."
"Current practices are not only failing to perform the key functions of grading; they are also damaging the academic culture of the college more generally."
"Federal officials have asked universities to sign a compact that includes commitments to "grade integrity" and the use of "defensible standards" when evaluating students."
About 60% of grades in Harvard College undergraduate classes are A's, rising from 40% a decade ago and under 25% twenty years ago. Faculty are urged to curtail awarding top scores to the majority of students because widespread A grades undermine grading functions and academic culture. Federal scrutiny and a proposed compact emphasize commitments to "grade integrity" and "defensible standards." Contributing factors include faculty concern about being tougher than peers and losing enrollment, administrative advice to consider students' "imposter syndrome" and family difficulties, and student pressure on professors for higher marks.
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