Academics · Campus Life · Acknowledgment Practices
Harvard Student Submits 47-Page Land Acknowledgment Before Three-Minute Presentation
The acknowledgment was 47 pages. The presentation was three minutes and included two slides. An earlier draft of the acknowledgment had been 94 pages. The student considers this concise.
By The Editorial Staff · Cambridge, Mass.
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Economics 10b is real. Competitive markets remain, at press time, efficient. The Editorial Board notes that the land acknowledgment for this publication would itself require considerable research and has accordingly not been commissioned. A subcommittee may be formed.
Academics · Grading · Statistical Analysis
Harvard Student Appeals A Minus on Grounds That It Constitutes a Failing Grade; Harvard Has Not Disputed the Math
At an institution where 79 percent of grades are A’s, the student argues, an A minus is statistically a C. The brief is 14 pages. The subcommittee has not met. Harvard has not disputed the math.
By The Editorial Staff · Cambridge, Mass.
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The 79 percent figure is real. The proposed grading cap is real. The Administrative Board is real. The student’s math, Harvard has not disputed.