Harvard faculty plan GPA overhaul with A grade limit amid student backlash
A Sweeping Overhaul
How the New System Would Work
Faculty and Admissions Perspective
Student Reaction
Next Steps
Harvard faculty proposes cap on A grades, new internal ranking system; students say ‘there’s no benefit’Harvard College may soon implement a major overhaul of its grading system, following a faculty committee proposal that would sharply limit A grades and introduce an internal ranking metric. The changes aim to address long-standing concerns about grade inflation and the meaningfulness of academic distinctions.If approved, the reforms would take effect in the 2026-27 academic year and could roughly halve the perce
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