US students battle institutions over extension to pass-fail

Students are lobbying for extensions to the pass-fail grading system that was widely adopted earlier this year, but most universities are proving less lenient than they were in spring

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December 1, 2020

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Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed

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