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Harvard voting on limiting "A" grades for undergrad students to curb grade inflation

Channel
CBS News
Published
May 13, 2026
BS Rank
86.4% percentile (973 of 7,171)
BS Score
88.20%
Analysis source
gemini

Harvard University faculty members are voting on potentially limiting the number of "A's" professors can give students in an attempt to curb rising grade inflation. Axios Boston reporter Mike Deehan joins "The Daily Report" to discuss. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

Harvard University faculty members are voting on potentially limiting the number of "A's" professors can give students in an attempt to curb rising grade inflation. Axios Boston reporter Mike Deehan joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries.

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