In Defense of ‘Impostor Syndrome’

If the grade-inflation scandal isn’t enough to eradicate whatever vestiges remain of Harvard University’s reputation as an institution dedicated to academic excellence, I don’t know what will.

In a 25-page report released on Monday, Harvard’s Office of Undergraduate Education revealed that a staggering 60 percent of the grades handed to undergraduates were As. Ten years ago, it was just 40 percent. Twenty years ago, fewer than 25 percent of undergraduates earned As.