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The Right Way to Inflate Harvard Grades
The number of A's awarded at colleges and universities around the country has risen significantly in recent decades. But grades still matter.
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Some news out of Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University students get A's. Lots and lots of A's!
The revelation came at a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences last week; the Harvard Crimson reported on the dramatic scene between Harvey Mansfield, a professor infamous for his long-standing crusade against grade inflation, and Jay Harris, dean of undergraduate education: