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ERIC Number: EJ487397
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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On Scapegoating Blacks for Grade Inflation.
Cross, Theodore L.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n1 p47-56 Fall 1993
Examines the history surrounding grade inflation at Harvard University and discusses the view that the presence of black students initiated and perpetuated the practice. The author finds no relationship between grade inflation and the presence of black students in higher education but does present alternative explanations. (GLR)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Faculty, College Students, Grade Inflation, History, Postsecondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Harvard University MA
Note: Inaugural Issue. Journal available from CH II Publishers, Inc., 200 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.