Harvard faculty approved a policy capping the percentage of A grades in undergraduate courses to address grade compression and inflation. The change is intended to restore differentiation at the top end, with the dean of undergraduate education, Amanda Claybaugh, calling it a step toward repairing Harvard’s grading system and strengthening academic culture. The reporting also notes that Harvard’s grade environment has produced a high share of A’s, with coverage citing a 2025 baseline showing around 60% of grades were A’s in 2024–25. Yale is also described as considering tightening grading in specific courses and potentially adopting a lower mean GPA across the university. An accompanying commentary argues that while more differentiation may improve signal value, caps can distort authentic assessment by making grades depend more on relative standing within a course rather than performance against consistent learning criteria.