BRET STEPHENS: An academic miracle
A Yale University committee report criticizes the university's ideologically homogeneous faculty and grade inflation, recommending a more meritocratic approach to admissions and grading. Yale's president has largely embraced the report's recommendations, which include enhancing open debate on campus and creating a civic education initiative.
Yale University administrators have released a report criticizing the institution's ideologically homogeneous faculty and rampant grade inflation. The committee, established by Yale's president Maurie McInnis, found that registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 36-1 across certain faculties. The report recommends placing academic achievement at the center of admissions decisions and reducing preferences for certain groups. It also suggests 'enhancing open and critical debate on campus' and 'grading like we mean it.' Yale's president has largely embraced the recommendations, but the author doubts whether they will be enough to foster deep cultural change. The report highlights that 79% of grades given to Yale undergraduates in 2022-23 were an A or A-minus, up from 10% in 1963.
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