In 2015, about 40 percent of grades awarded at the university were A’s; now the figure is about 60 percent, she said. Half of that increase happened during remote instruction.
“Students are very worried about their future, and the faculty sympathize with that,” and try to make courses less stressful, Dr. Claybaugh said. Faculty members also worry about getting negative student evaluations if they are too tough in grading, the report says.
Ugh. Can’t stress the snowflakes. 