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AI-generatedNo commercial mechanism detected. The article describes an internal academic policy change at Harvard University regarding grade inflation. There is no direct or indirect impact on any company, commodity, supply chain, or market sector. The event is purely educational and administrative.
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- Harvard faculty voted 458-201 to cap A grades at 20% per class, effective fall 2027.
- A's constituted 60% of undergraduate grades in 2025, up from 40% in 2015 and 20% in 2005.
- A proposal to allow courses to opt out of the cap was rejected 364-292.
- Policy will be reassessed after three years.