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Harvard faculty enacts cap on A-grades as students push back

More than two-thirds of Harvard University faculty voted to cap the proportion of A-grades in undergraduate courses, instituting one of the strongest policies against grade inflation in US higher education in decades.

Starting in the fall of 2027, no more than 20% of a class, plus four additional students, can receive an A. Just under 70% of the votes were in favor of the policy in a week-long electronic vote that concluded Tuesday.

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