Timeline of the debate over grading policies at Chapman

by Caroline Roffe

 

April 2014: Future Town Hall raises questions about whether Chapman classes are getting easier due to grade inflation or if incoming students are getting smarter.

http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/town-hall-begins-one-issue-ends-another

 

2012: Argyros School of Business and Economics publishes an article in the Journal of Business and Management citing a study that reports that grade inflation contribute to a “growing loss of student accountability.”

http://www.chapman.edu/business/_files/journals-and-essays/jbm-editions/12-1263%20JBM%20Journal_v.18n02_v6.pdf

 

October 2010: President James Doti calls for classes to be more rigorous, Patrick Quinn, former dean of Wilkinson College, responded by making grading at Wilkinson College more intensive.

http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/new-grading-policy-receives-low-marks

 

September 2009: Survey of alumni reports common opinion that classes at Chapman are not challenging enough.

http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/doti-wants-stricter-grading-for-students

 

February 2003: Chapman is criticized for having no policy against grade inflation.

http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/policy-prompts-inflation

 
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