The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/grade-inflation/)
With the approval of Faculty Senate Resolution 193, students will not see median grades included on transcripts for courses taken in the Fall 2023 semester and beyond.
The Sun spoke to professors and transfer students about their variety of perspectives on grade deflation.
“I seek a genuine education and transparent grades encourage learning. For Cornell, a bold stance on grade transparency will signal a commitment to substantive education. ” – Jonah Bernard ’26
Is the Ivy league handing out too many A’s? Columnists Daniel R. Schwarz & Rebecca Sparacio discuss the nature of grade inflation at Cornell and academia at large.
The truth behind my “feeling stupid” likely lies somewhere in between these theories, and is a product of both a new academic environment and the natural changes that accompany growing older and attending college.
Grade inflation leads grades in many humanities courses at Cornell to not describe a student’s actual performance. At the same time, Cornell professors cannot change the societal forces leading to grade inflation. As a compromise, professors should institute shadow grading — where they give inflated grades for transcripts, but provide students with private “shadow” grades that measure quality more critically.