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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Leah Willingham

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn As

Harvard Grade Inflation - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation. The decision was made by faculty vote earlier this month.

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