Faculty Discuss Responses to Grade Inflation In response to national conversations about grade inflation, Amherst faculty in STEM and humanities departments are taking different approaches to re-evaluate what grades mean at the college.
Provost, Professors Respond to Growing Grade Inflation Concerns On Monday, Provost and Dean of Faculty Martha Umphrey spoke to the Association of Amherst Students regarding the state of grade inflation at Amherst, noting that the increasing prevalence of A’s means that grades no longer accurately reflect students’ standings.
