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Article: Grade inflation troubles universities
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- February 11, 2001
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Grade inflation troubles universities
Some in academia are looking for ways to change system
By PATRICK HEALY
Boston Globe
Sunday, February 11, 2001
Boston -- Among traditions at Harvard University, the Gentleman's
C has long rivaled crimson, crew and the final clubs. But no longer.
Now, some say, it's the Gentleman's A.
Grade inflation appears to be so rampant at Harvard that a well-
known government professor, Harvey C. Mansfield, has declared war on
the grading system, determined to show that many students receive
higher grades than they have truly earned.
Mansfield is telling his political philosophy students that he
will give them two marks this term: One will go on their transcripts ...