Harvard faculty proposes cap on A grades, new internal ranking system; students say 'there's no benefit'

Harvard faculty have proposed capping A grades at 20 percent per course and introducing an internal “average percentile rank” (APR) system to determine honors, replacing GPA. The changes aim to curb ...
The Harvard Crimson

Faculty Committee Proposes Cap on A Grades, New Internal Ranking System

A faculty committee proposed a sweeping overhaul of Harvard College grading that would sharply limit A grades and introduce a ...

Time's ranking of "World's top universities" includes these colleges in Massachusetts

Time Magazine is out with its ranking of "The World's Top Universities of 2026,"​ and New England is well-represented on the ...
Opinion

Harvard gets schooled by China as America's universities choose activism over excellence

Harvard University drops to third place in new Leiden University global research ranking as Chinese institutions dominate top positions worldwide.