IN PRINT: NYT On Grade Deflation
The Times gives its take on the policy most Princeton students love to hate (or just hate):
WHEN Princeton University set out six years ago to corral galloping grade inflation by putting a lid on A’s, many in academia lauded it for taking a stand on a national problem and predicted that others would follow.But the idea never took hold beyond Princeton’s walls, and so its bold vision is now running into fierce resistance from the school’s Type-A-plus student body.
Read the full article here, and then email it to everyone you've ever met. Whether you're for deflation or against it, as Princetonians we should all agree: the more people who know about the policy, the better.