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The Rise of Grade Inflation

The growing number of high marks has many professors—and some students—worried academic excellence is being cheapened. Has Dartmouth reached a breaking point?

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Twilight Parade

Welcoming the class of 2030

The class of 2030 beginning its official undergraduate journey on September 13 (Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)

Published in the November-December 2026 Issue

As the bells of Baker Tower chimed, members of the class of 2030 walked toward the Bema and began their official undergraduate journey on September 13.

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The Rise of Grade Inflation

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