Harvard’s solution won’t stop runaway A’s. This could.

University administrators have long known that grade inflation is a problem, but no one has been willing to do much about it.

Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation

Harvard faculty voted to limit A grades to 20% of undergraduate course enrollment in a major step to combat decades of grade ...

Harvard will cap number of A grades awarded, in what university calls "a major step to fix" inflation

Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A's awarded to students in an effort to stop grade inflation.
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 ...
The College Fix

Getting an A at Harvard will be tougher starting in 2027

Harvard University faculty gave an emphatic “yes” to capping A grades in a vote Wednesday amid concerns about grade inflation ...

Harvard makes it harder to earn A grade: A needed academic correction or new ground for student stress?

Harvard University’s decision to make A grades harder to earn has reignited a fierce debate over academic rigor, grade ...