Inflation, in pounds sterling

It would appear that US universities aren't the only ones inflating grades. As is so often the case, follow the money.

Comments

[Jonathan Dresner]

This is done in a more subtle form in the US, in the form of a focus on 'retention' instead of on maintaining or raising standards; the use of student enrollment figures as a primary way of distributing funds and faculty lines doesn't always make things better, either.

[Ralph Luker]

Jonathan is exactly correct. In one of the more extreme forms of it that I experienced, the President of a liberal arts college sent a memo to faculty members which put us on notice that the percentage of faculty salary increases for the coming academic year would be tied directly to student retention rates.