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Valerie Smith to replace Nancy Malkiel as dean of the college
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
by Will Saborio
Dean of the college Nancy Malkiel, known to many students as the architect of Princeton’s grade deflation policy, will step down from her position and be replaced by Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature Valerie Smith. Smith, who expanded the University’s interdisciplinary Center for African-American Studies, will take charge of the University’s undergraduate academic program on
- Published in Princeton in the News
Nancy Malkiel To Step Down As Dean
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
by David Walter
Princeton Dean of the College Nancy Weiss Malkiel will step down from her administrative role at the end of this academic year, the school announced in a Wednesday press release. In recent years, Dean Malkiel has become a lightning rod for debate over Princeton’s future due to her role in implementing the school’s grade deflation
- Published in Princeton in the News
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administration, Dean of the College, grade deflation, Malkiel, Nancy Malkiel, Princeton University, scapegoats
USG Proposes New Grade Deflation Policy Letter
Monday, 26 April 2010
by Spencer Gaffney
Do you know what our first, and to date only line of defense is against the fire-breathing academic dragon of grade deflation? A form letter. A piece of paper that earnestly explains why Princeton GPAs are lower than other GPAs, and encourages potential employers and graduate schools to visit the helpful online booklet Grading at
- Published in Politics
LIVE BLOGGING: Duking it out with Dean Malkiel, Whig-Clio style
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
by Giri Nathan
[Update 2/7/10: Here’s a write-up of the event in the PAW –BKN] For the first time since 2006, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel– architect of the ever-popular grade deflation policy– will be gracing the Whig-Clio Senate Debate to defend her brainchild. Hordes of deflatees await their chance to duke it out in a public
- Published in Goings On
Happy 5th Birthday, Grade Deflation!
Thursday, 30 April 2009
by Brian No
Did you forget? April 26th was grade deflation policy’s birthday! Yes, it’s five years-old already! Parents Malkiel and Tilghman are so proud. Just look at the results!: Average GPAs: Brown: 3.61 Stanford: 3.55 Yale: 3.51 Harvard: 3.45 Penn: 3.44 Dartmouth: 3.42 Columbia: 3.42 Cornell: 3.36 Princeton: 3.28 (source: gradeinflation.com)
- Published in Goings On