Harvard has become known as the poster child for grade inflation. An A is by far the most common grade, while anything below a B is very rare. The school has come up with a plan to stop and even slightly reverse the upward creep in grades. Will it do any good?

That’s the question Daniel Buck addresses in today’s Martin Center article.

This academic year, Harvard has endured a dark night of the soul, including (among other troubles) facing down the consequences of grade inflation and searching for curricular absolution. In a much-publicized fall report, the university confessed that its current grading system is, in fact, a........

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