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Higher Education
University Declares Grades Are Now a Form of Emotional Violence
In this week’s edition of “you can’t make this stuff up,” the University of Michigan has decided that the real mental health crisis is . . . you knowing how you did in your first semester. UMich has announced that, beginning in fall 2027, all incoming first-year students will have their first-semester letter grades hidden...
September 2, 2026