AI:The University of Michigan is moving to conceal freshman letter grades from students under the guise of protecting mental health. This decision allows taxpayer-funded institutions to further obscure academic accountability and performance metrics, contributing to the ongoing decline in higher education standards and the push for ideological indoctrination over meritocracy.Open
Some college classes are seeing a boom in students earning A's — many with the help of AI . Why it matters: Universities and colleges were already concerned about how many students are earning A's and B's, but now must worry that graduates are leaving AI-proficient rather than knowledgeable about their subjects of study. The big picture: It isn't a case where A- students get a slight bump to an A or A+, says Igor Chirikov, a UC Berkeley professor who authored a study on AI and grade inflation. - "We have a C student who is now an A student," Chirikov tells Axios, citing data from grades given between 2018 and 2025 at a Texas research university. What they found: Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, "excellent" grades rose by 30% in…
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A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. Professors will vote on a proposal to limit the number to around 20 percent.
Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent.
AI:The academic elite at Harvard is finally attempting a desperate damage control operation as grade inflation reaches absurd levels. Despite the mainstream media's failure to highlight the erosion of meritocracy, data reveals that A-grades accounted for 60 percent of all marks before recent, piecemeal efforts to rein them in. While professors attempt to pivot toward issuing A-pluses to manage the fallout, the fundamental integrity of the institution remains under siege by a culture that prioritizes participation trophies over actual excellence.Open