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No More Easy as Harvard University Faculty Approves Sweeping Reform That Could Change Elite Colleg

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This news is about internal academic policy at Harvard University. There is no direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain effect, or company margin implication. The changes affect grading and honors calculation for undergraduates, with no revenue, cost, or investment channel identified. No concrete commercial mechanism is present.

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  • Harvard faculty voted 458-201 to cap A grades at 20% of enrollment plus up to four additional A's per class, starting fall 2027.
  • Faculty approved internal honors based on percentile rank instead of GPA (vote 498-157).
  • A grades were 60% of undergraduate grades in 2025, up from 24% in 2005.
  • Policy will be reviewed after three years.

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