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Harvard's PhD Contraction: Outlier or Strategy?

Nov 14, 2025

We compare Harvard’s drastic cuts to MIT, Yale, Princeton, Penn, UChicago, and more.

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Not All Harvard A’s Are Created Equal

Nov 7, 2025

Arts & Humanities: 73% A’s. Engineering: 60%. Harvard’s grading issues run deeper than inflation.

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When Harvard Students Cry Over Less Grade Inflation, What’s Really Breaking Down?

Oct 31, 2025

The uproar isn’t just about harder classes — it’s about what students think a Harvard education is about.

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Special Edition: Harvard’s New Grade Inflation Report Pulls No Punches

Oct 29, 2025

The University’s own data tells a troubling story but leaves one big question: what’s the plan now?

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Harvard Says It’s Made “A Lot” of Progress — But on What, Exactly?

Oct 25, 2025

Six months after its task force reports, Harvard’s reform effort has a glaring problem: no updates.

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