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Credit/No Credit Variations and Universal Pass: The Debate Over Grading Policies during COVID-19

When students flocked to the train station and parking lots on March 6 to leave for spring break there were 211 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. Almost two months later, that number is now at 1,092,815. Grading policies are

May 2, 2020
Yes (Eliminate shadow grades) 107 No (Maintain optional CR/NC policy) 89 Abstain 7
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Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Skip to: Student Response | The Deliberation Process | After the Vote On Apr. 16, roughly one month after the college evacuated its students and transitioned to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 crisis, a faculty vote changed the temporary grading

April 30, 2020

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