New York Magazine

Harvard Will Stop Giving A’s to Just Anyone

Starting in the fall of 2027, Harvard undergrads will be competing for a limited number of available A grades in each of ...

Harvard faculty pass a new cap on number of As they can give to students

Harvard University faculty have overwhelmingly passed a new cap on the number of As they can give out to students in undergraduate courses, with a goal to restore meaning to letter grades. At Harvard, ...
WBUR

Harvard faculty votes to limit A's in undergrad courses

Nearly 70% of participating faculty voted “yes” to the proposal to cap the amount of A’s to 20% of students enrolled in a ...

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, ...

Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their ...
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 ...

Harvard Votes to Cap A’s in Effort to Curb Grade Inflation

The change came despite sharp backlash from students.

Harvard faculty vote to limit A grades for undergraduates

Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades given to undergraduates, taking assertive action to reverse years of ...