Despite the drop, more than half of students’ grades are still AsHarvard University students received fewer As in their fall semester classes following concerns about academic rigor and massive grade inflation at the Ivy League institution, the campus newspaper reported this week. Still, more than half of students’ grades were As. On Monday, the dean addressed professors’ fears that giving out fewer As could hurt their teaching evaluations, known at Harvard as “Q reports,” according to The Crimson. “While the decision will ultimately be made by faculty, students have a crucial role to play,” she wrote. MORE: Harvard report warns of ‘damaging’ grade inflation, 60% of grades are A’s