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Harvard Says It’s Handing Out Too Many A’s. Students Are Fighting Back.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The last time Jake Kamnikar remembers receiving anything other than an A on his transcript was in third-grade art class. He is now a freshman at Harvard. That streak could end soon. A ...
Inside Higher Ed

Harvard to Tackle Grade Inflation With Cap on A’s

Students are worried about what a cap on top grades will mean for their GPAs and postcollege prospects. Faculty largely view ...
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Harvard's math crisis: Trump's jab, remedial classes and a deeper problem

It's been a wild week for Harvard University, and not the kind that makes the alumni newsletter. At a recent press meet, US President Donald Trump took a swipe at Harvard students, mocking them for ...
The Harvard Crimson

Retiring from Work to School: HILR and a Lifelong Liberal Arts Education

At the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement under the Division of Continuing Education, a liberal-arts education is not bound by a four-year window — it’s an ongoing endeavor supported by a ...
Inside Higher Ed

Featured Gig: Learning Technologist, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Patrice Torcivia Prusko’s LinkedIn bio reads, “Strategic, visionary leader, driving positive social change at the intersection of technology and education.” So true! Patrice is all that and more, as ...