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Harvard caps A's at 20% of students to curb rampant grade inflation
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (1091+ words) Harvard University will cap A grades at 1 out of 5 undergraduates next year in an effort to tame runaway grade inflation. Faculty members voted 458-201 on Wednesday to approve the grade cap. It will limit A's to 20% of students in each course…...
Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (554+ words) BOSTON " At Harvard University, earning straight A's is about to get harder. Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by…...
Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (905+ words) As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season's college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric…...
Wyoming Supreme Court delivers victory for school choice
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (794+ words) The Wyoming Supreme Court just handed families a decisive victory in the fight for school choice. In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, the justices lifted the preliminary injunction blocking the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. This ruling clears the way for…...
Michigan community college student to be 1st woman to represent U. S. at world welding competition
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (459+ words) ANN ARBOR, Mich. " Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. "I always wanted to be the first female to do something," she said. That dream is about to be realized. The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the…...
U. S. student test scores in a generation-long decline
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (431+ words) Student test scores in math and reading have been steadily declining since 2013, well before COVID-19. The pandemic only exacerbated the loss, a new analysis by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research shows. This reversal ended two decades of progress....
Buffy Sainte-Marie's honorary degree revoked after investigation finds singer is not American Indian
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (172+ words) The University of Toronto rescinded singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's honorary Doctor of Laws degree after an investigation confirmed she is not an American Indian. The decision, made by a governing council vote, went into full effect this week. This follows a…...
Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (440+ words) The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school - the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal agency this month. In a letter to a lawyer for Yale, Harmeet…...
Is a bot coming for your job? Employers expand AI tools from resume-sorting to layoffs
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1061+ words) Employers have shifted from using AI for sorting resumes to taking its advice on which employees to eliminate in layoffs, according to a recent workforce report. Another 28% of human resources directors said they were considering doing the same, while 20% said…...
Mass protests in Argentina decry Milei's funding cuts to prized public universities
1+ week, 1+ day ago (483+ words) Register for free to manage your followed authors and newsletters in one place. You are not following any authors yet. ' + 'Use the follow buttons on stories or staff pages to build your list. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina " Tens of thousands of…...