Harvard’s new cap on ‘A’ grades is doomed to fail

We know now from decades of research that grades are not scientific or objective measurements of student learning.

For centuries, math has been a human endeavor. Does AI mean it’s over?

Math illuminates how traffic flows, how our cells build proteins and even how to speed up medical imaging scans. Some worry ...
Black Enterprise

New Harvard Course Studies Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter To Educate Students On Public Policy

The course is titled "American Requiem: Beyoncé, Benefits and the Gap Between Promise and Delivery" A new course at Harvard Kennedy School is using Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter as a lens to examine gaps ...
Mint

Harvard moves to limit A grades in undergraduate courses to strengthen academic standards

Harvard University faculty have voted to impose a strict cap on A grades beginning in fall 2027, marking one of the institution’s most aggressive efforts in decades to combat grade inflation and ...
Wall Street Journal

Harvard Votes to Cap A’s in Effort to Curb Grade Inflation

It’s about to get harder to earn an A at Harvard. The faculty voted to approve a cap on the number of A’s per course, part of the undergraduate college’s yearslong effort to curb grade inflation. The ...
WBUR

Harvard faculty votes to limit A's in undergrad courses

Harvard will limit how many A’s professors hand out in undergraduate courses starting in the 2027-28 academic year in an effort to stem grade inflation at the university following a faculty vote this ...
Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Will Cap A Grades

The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Tuesday wrapped up a vote to cap the number of A grades at 20 percent per course, plus or minus four A’s. The policy proposal, which faculty have ...
Los Angeles Times

Fast-track ‘alumni’ boom: How short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

Achieving alumni status at an institution like the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School or Stanford used to mean years spent on campus and an outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, ...
WTA

Kostyuk completes Harvard Business School course designed for athletes

Marta Kostyuk recently added a Harvard Business School course to her impressive resume. The program, designed for elite athletes, helps them prepare for business activities post-sports career. Kostyuk ...
Forbes

Harvard Set To Join Ivy League Peers In Sharing Small Language Courses

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Harvard will conduct a pilot where it partners with other Ivy League institutions to offer ...
The Financial Express

Harvard launches 6 free online courses in AI, web development and programming: Check details inside

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the job market, automating jobs across industries. Therefore, in such a scenario, upskilling oneself in industry-relevant AI skills becomes even more ...
Times News

5 Courses with Guided Projects to Learn SQL Programming and JavaScript in 2026

In 2026, entry-level and transition roles often expect more than passive course completion. Employers want to see that you can write queries that answer business questions, work with browser logic, ...