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Harvard Sets A-Grade Cap to Sharpen Transcript Signals
education5 days ago

Harvard Sets A-Grade Cap to Sharpen Transcript Signals

Harvard faculty approved a plan to cap A grades at no more than 20% of enrolled students plus four per class, in effect Fall 2027, with supporters saying it will restore meaning to grades and distinguish high performers while critics warn it curtails faculty autonomy and imposes a quota. The vote also endorsed using average percentile ranks for internal prizes and rejected allowing courses to skip letter grades entirely. The move reflects a broader campus debate on grade inflation seen at peers like Yale, Princeton and others, and administrators will review the policy after three years.

via WGBH|
#education#grade-inflation#grading-policy
Harvard to cap A grades at 24 per class to curb grade inflation
education6 days ago

Harvard to cap A grades at 24 per class to curb grade inflation

Harvard College faculty approved a roughly 20% cap on A grades, limiting A grades to 24 per class of 100, with the rule taking effect in fall 2027. The move is part of reforms to restore the integrity of grading after a 2025 report found the system inflated As and damaged academic culture. A second proposal to use average percentile rankings for internal awards passed, while a third opt-out option was rejected. The measures faced broad student disapproval (about 85% in a survey), but supporters say the cap will restore the transcript’s signaling value and the college’s academic standards.

via The Guardian|
#a-cap#education#grade-inflation
Harvard tightens grading with cap on A grades for undergrads
education6 days ago

Harvard tightens grading with cap on A grades for undergrads

Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to cap A grades in undergraduate courses, allowing no more than 20% of students in a class (plus four additional students) to receive an A, starting in Fall 2027. A− grades would not be subject to the cap. The reform, intended to curb grade inflation after data showing over 60% of undergrad grades were in the A range, also shifts honors comparisons to average percentile rank instead of GPA. An opt-out for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory option was rejected, and the policy will be reviewed after three years.

via CNN|
#education#grade-inflation#grading
DOJ sues Harvard for alleged discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students
politics2 months ago

DOJ sues Harvard for alleged discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students

The U.S. Justice Department filed a 44-page federal lawsuit against Harvard University in Massachusetts, alleging the school violated Title VI by discriminating against Jewish and Israeli students and creating a hostile campus environment after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack; DOJ seeks billions in federal funding and says Harvard knew about harassment but failed to act. Harvard defends its efforts to address antisemitism and will contest the suit. The case follows prior government actions in this dispute, including a court ruling related to funding, and Harvard is slated to receive more than $2.6 billion in federal grants from HHS.

via CBS News|
#antisemitism#doj#harvard
Pentagon Bars Troops From Elite Universities Over Indoctrination Claims
politics2 months ago

Pentagon Bars Troops From Elite Universities Over Indoctrination Claims

The Pentagon, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says active-duty personnel will be barred from attending certain elite universities for graduate programs starting next academic year, citing woke indoctrination concerns. Harvard is explicitly noted as off limits, and a broader DoD review of senior service schools and war colleges is planned, though specifics and which institutions are affected have not been disclosed.

via Business Insider|
#defense-policy#elite-universities#harvard
Harvard storefront nets $1.15M Lucky Day Lotto prize
local-news3 months ago

Harvard storefront nets $1.15M Lucky Day Lotto prize

A Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold at Chemung Country Store in unincorporated Harvard (McHenry County) matched all five numbers (2, 15, 28, 31, 43) to win $1.15 million in Saturday’s drawing. The store will receive a $11,500 bonus for selling the winning ticket, and plans to reinvest much of the prize in the business and staff. Across Illinois, nearly 74,000 winning tickets were sold, totaling more than $1.3 million in prizes; winners have one year to claim their winnings.

via Lake and McHenry County Scanner|
#chemung-country-store#harvard#illinois-lottery
Small Daily Cups of Coffee or Tea Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Large Study Finds
health3 months ago

Small Daily Cups of Coffee or Tea Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Large Study Finds

A large observational study of over 130,000 people (Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study) links midlife caffeinated coffee and tea intake with a lower risk of dementia later in life. The strongest associations were two to three cups of coffee or one to two cups of tea daily, with coffee users about 18% and tea users about 14% less likely to develop dementia. Decaffeinated options did not show the same benefit. Because the study is observational, it cannot prove causation; remaining cautious about caffeine intake is advised, and coffee/tea should complement other brain-healthy lifestyle habits.

via cnn.com|
#caffeine#coffee#dementia
Varied Workouts Linked to Lower Mortality in Large Study
health3 months ago

Varied Workouts Linked to Lower Mortality in Large Study

A BMJ Medicine study analyzing data from over 111,000 adults across 30 years found that those who varied their exercise types had about a 19% lower mortality risk than those with less variety, with higher total activity offering benefits up to a plateau around 20 hours per week. The results show association, not causation, and note limitations like self-reported activity and limited demographic diversity.

via ScienceAlert|
#exercise#harvard#health
Kimmel Suggests a Satirical Prize to Outsmart Trump
politics3 months ago

Kimmel Suggests a Satirical Prize to Outsmart Trump

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel used his monologue to mock Trump and propose a tongue-in-cheek fix: award him an imaginary degree, specifically the ‘Donald J. Trump Penis Brain Prize,’ potentially awarded by Harvard, to defuse distraction headlines as Trump sues others over damages; the quip mirrors similar satirical awards (like FIFA’s hypothetical Peace Prize) aimed at undercutting Trump’s public narrative amid Epstein-related news.

via HuffPost|
#donald-trump#epstein#harvard
politics3 months ago

Trump ups the ante in Harvard feud with a $1B damages claim

President Trump escalates his dispute with Harvard University by seeking $1 billion in damages over the school’s handling of campus antisemitism, part of a broader federal pressure campaign that has frozen billions in federal funding, threatened the university’s tax-exempt status, and aimed to limit enrollment of international students. Harvard has sued to reinstate federal research money and protect international students, while negotiations continue amid scrutiny of 60 universities for campus antisemitism issues; the case could influence how colleges respond to federal probes.

via Politico|
#antisemitism#donald-trump#education-department