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Arizona legislature considering bill to let college students appeal grades in cases of alleged political bias

One Arizona Republican is proposing the creation of a "Grade Challenge Department" for college students to appeal …

By Adam Sabes
Mar 11, 2024

Ivy League schools get rid of deans' lists, say they cause too much 'stress and anxiety'

Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania both eliminated its deans' lists recently, arguing they're u…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 20, 2024

ANALYSIS: Eliminating failing grades incentivizes laziness

College students are being indoctrinated with the idea that academic standards and rigor must be eliminated to achi…

By Emily Sturge '25
Feb 8, 2024

'Woke' colleges 'stroke' student egos, study argues

A new study shares survey responses from over 200 professors and suggests that, unless universities address the ten…

By Shelby Kearns
Feb 6, 2023

REPORT: Universities should treat students like customers

A report from Qualtrics suggested that, because higher education is a commodity, universities should treat students…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 20, 2023

WATCH: PROF. GIORDANO: Students demanding A’s reflect ‘a growing trend’

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano appeared on Real America's Voice to discuss the students at…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 26, 2022

Student protesters demand A's, better cafeteria food, control of the president's house

As an adjunct faculty strike over pay comes to a close, students demand ‘A’ grades for the semester, tuition refun…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 19, 2022

'Anyone who takes my class automatically gets an A,' former university lecturer states

'The only thing that’s required is attendance, and I have weeks of excused absences built in, so that if people are…

By Robert Schmad '23
Dec 14, 2022

PROF GIORDANO: Remote learning is an epic fail

Remote education should be forbidden for students in the K-12 system and those in their first couple of years of co…

By Nicholas Giordano
Oct 28, 2022

WATCH: Pass/Fail: Universities are 'taking the easy way out'

Campus Reform's Editorial Intern, Allie Simon, hit the streets of Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to ask young peopl…

By Allie Simon '22
Sep 22, 2022

REPORT: COVID-19 lockdown resulted in lower grades, campus initiative finds

A Missouri University of Science and Technology advising program foun that failing grades correlated with COVID-19 …

By Austin Browne '24
Jun 14, 2022

WATCH: Correspondent speaks out on TV

California Campus Reform Correspondent Allie Simon recently went on The National Desk to explain the pitfalls of un…

By Caroline Cason '22
May 27, 2022

ANALYSIS: How the rise of unionization on campus impacts undergraduate students

Graduate student worker unions rose in popularity and power in the last decade, as unions staged protests and held …

By Peter Cordi
Mar 9, 2022

Study finds rampant grade inflation is driving up graduation rates

The study found that grades and graduation rates have risen over time even when other markers of learning remained …

By Angela Morabito
Nov 19, 2021

Professor opposed to 'White supremacist' grading standards speaks at 'Antiracist Teaching' conference

A professor who believes that grading systems are rooted in racism will be a keynote speaker at the conference.

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 15, 2021

ANALYSIS: Evidence disputes professor's tips to eliminate grades, attendance, deadlines

A professor at Central Michigan University is suggesting a number of policies for his fellow educators to include i…

By Robert Schmad '23
Aug 26, 2021

New 'G' grading policy will allow Pitt professors to pass students who don't complete coursework by end of semester

A new University of Pittsburgh policy will give professors the option to give students a passing grade, even if the…

By Jessica Custodio '23
Apr 26, 2021

UCLA lecturer reinstated after investigation into refusing 'accommodations' for Black students

After an outpouring of public support, Klein has returned to a normal teaching schedule.

By John Hanson
Sep 17, 2020

Ivy League prof: Just give everyone an A

As students are impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, most colleges have moved to online learning.

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Mar 23, 2020

Some UCSC STILL don't have fall semester grades...and union workers are to blame

The grading delays are the result of graduate students striking.

By Allison Robison '23
Jan 14, 2020

VIDEO: Calif. grad students take over dining hall, steal food because school is ‘starving’ student workers

The group urged students in a campus dining hall to not “swipe” their meal card as part of the strike.

By Adam Sabes
Dec 18, 2019

Harvard union strike could disrupt classes, delay final grades

The decision has impacted classes, mail delivery, and might impact the timing of final grades for students.

By Adam Sabes
Dec 9, 2019

Davidson prof to let students pick their grades

The professor cites a 2009 research paper for support for the practice, called "contract grading."

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 10, 2018

UW-Madison policy calls on professors to distribute grades based on race

The new policy was implemented this spring.

By Kat Timpf
Jul 21, 2014