<p>I agree, DRJ4, that grading practices should be stated publicly and clearly, and most especially should be made known at the beginning of every course to every student.
BU’s grade deflation is in keeping with its general nature: it is a research university of international caliber, populated with a wide variety of students, many of whom are significantly less academically qualified than the average student at other schools of comparable stature.
That policy is not necessarily fair to the students, but BU can hardly help it that the caliber of the applicant pool has yet to catch up with the vast increases in the quality of the school in the past 30 years. </p>
<p>I hope that doesn’t sound snobby, but I think it’s a logical explanation.</p>