Harvard faculty approved a policy aimed at reducing grade inflation by capping the percentage of A grades awarded in undergraduate courses. The decision responds to a 2025 finding that around 60% of Harvard undergraduate grades in 2024–25 were A’s, up sharply from earlier decades. Under the new approach, the dean of undergraduate education Amanda Claybaugh said the goal is to strengthen academic culture and restore stronger differentiation at the top of the transcript. A Harvard statement argues the cap will help make an “A” convey meaningful performance for students and for external readers like employers and graduate programs. The move also signals an intensifying governance debate over how institutions measure learning and communicate academic achievement when GPAs may no longer reflect distinctions as reliably as intended.