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1. April 16, 2024

   Study: Alphabetical order of surnames may affect grading

   An analysis by U-M researchers of more than 30 million grading records from U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades.

2. August 8, 2023

   Accreditor finds no ‘substantive noncompliance’ in U-M winter grading

   The Higher Learning Commission, an independent body that accredits U-M, has determined a complaint made regarding 2023 winter term grading was “not indicative of substantive noncompliance.”

3. November 13, 2020

   Ann Arbor campus students offered additional grading options

   Revisions in the grading policy for the fall 2020 and winter 2021 semesters will offer Ann Arbor campus undergraduates the choice of keeping letter grades or using Pass and No Record COVID assessments on transcripts.

4. August 20, 2020

   Ann Arbor campus adopts modified grading, flexible withdrawal

   U-M’s Ann Arbor campus will use modified undergraduate course grading throughout the academic year to help address the challenges of pursuing coursework during COVID-19 pandemic.