The Higher Education Delusion: What Went Wrong with the UK’s Universities?

More on the decline of the UK! What will the new British PM Burnham do about it?

The situation is similar in other Western countries.

Some of the consequences of socialism!

"The UK’s universities are still described as “world-leading”, yet the sector has rarely looked more troubled.

The target of sending half of young people into higher education has been met, with around 51% now entering by the age of 25.

But more than a third of institutions reported a deficit for 2024–25, and that is forecast to rise to four in ten.

The share of first-class degrees has climbed from 7% in 1993–94 to 30% today. Meanwhile a 25-year-old graduate in England can easily owe more than £50,000, and only around a third of recent students are expected ever to repay their loans in full. ..."

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How Harvard University intends to deal with grade inflation by implementing an A grade cap

First of all, why did this elite university have a grade inflation problem in the first place!

I am not sure this is helpful! This is like treating the symptoms and not the cause!

"20% The A’s allowed per Harvard course, plus an additional four A’s to account for smaller courses with more variability. Faculty voted to approve the A-cap as part of a yearslong effort to curb grade inflation. The change comes despite a sharp backlash from students."

"Professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have approved a proposal to cap the number of A’s awarded to Harvard College students, part of a broad proposal aimed at reducing grade inflation.

Starting in the fall of 2027, courses will limit A grades to 20 percent of enrollment, plus an additional four A’s per class.

Voting was conducted by email over the past week, and the results were announced on Wednesday morning. Faculty members voted 458 to 201 to approve the grading cap ..."

Wall Street Journal What's news

Harvard Faculty Approve a Cap on A Grades "Reforms to reduce grade inflation will take effect in the fall of 2027."

A cap on A grades is not exactly Veritas!

More students chasing graduate degrees in the U.S. isn't good for society

Very recommendable! If I am not totally mistaken, then similar trends are observable in other Western countries.

"... But for American society as a whole, this hyper-credentialism is a slow-motion disaster, with the biggest losers at the bottom of the labor market. Many jobs that used to be available to high school grads only a decade or two ago now demand at least a four-year degree, bringing more despair in working-class communities and more polarization in the country. According to The Wall Street Journal, more than 40 percent of manufacturing workers now have a college degree, up from 22 percent in 1991. ...
Meanwhile, employers, universities and students seem to have convinced themselves that credentials are a proxy for skills. ...
... federal funding for public colleges and universities was $385 billion in 2017–18, compared with $14 billion for employment services and training ..."

More students chasing graduate degrees isn't good for society