by Caroline Roffe
April 2014: Future Town Hall raises questions about whether Chapman classes are getting easier due to grade inflation or if incoming students are getting smarter.
http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/town-hall-begins-one-issue-ends-another
2012: Argyros School of Business and Economics publishes an article in the Journal of Business and Management citing a study that reports that grade inflation contribute to a “growing loss of student accountability.”
October 2010: President James Doti calls for classes to be more rigorous, Patrick Quinn, former dean of Wilkinson College, responded by making grading at Wilkinson College more intensive.
http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/new-grading-policy-receives-low-marks
September 2009: Survey of alumni reports common opinion that classes at Chapman are not challenging enough.
http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/doti-wants-stricter-grading-for-students
February 2003: Chapman is criticized for having no policy against grade inflation.
http://www.thepantheronline.com/news/policy-prompts-inflation
