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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Lohman

University of Michigan plans to hide letter grades for freshman students. Here’s what you need to know

UM is still working out all the details of the pilot program, slated to start in fall 2027 - (Getty Images)

Weeks after the University of Michigan made headlines with its plan to keep letter grades from appearing on the transcripts of some first-year students or affecting their GPAs, the decision continues to stir debate — with critics accusing the prestigious school of shielding students from reality and warning the move could backfire.

The Wall St. Journal even published an op-ed with the title “ Coddle U. ”

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