Around the country there are universities attempting to put a stop to any potential emotional triggering of students, up to and including this University of California policy that has backfired so hard (and predictably) that it could be reversed.
Absolutely incredible…
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) August 7, 2026
University of California professors are now asking the school to reinstate the SAT for admissions because their new students are unable to do high school-level work.
They stopped using standardized tests for admissions in 2020 to promote "equity". pic.twitter.com/4MO87iTKCs
That was entirely predictable and it's scary that people who run "institutions of higher learning" (or maybe that should be "learing") either didn't or refused to see that coming.
However, the University of Michigan will nevertheless move forward with a plan to spare incoming freshmen any hurt feelings due to poor grades.
The University of Michigan announced it will hide first semester grades from freshmen's official transcripts in an effort to curb the mental health crisis.
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) August 7, 2026
MRC's @Justine_Brooke on @foxandfriends @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/LBScacqYpB
The "mental health crisis" call is coming from inside their own house.
UMich Will Hide Grades@will_asks discusses how the University of Michigan will start hiding students’ grades in attempt to curb a ‘mental health crisis’#umich #michigan #universityofmichigan #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/WFxJacjFkS
— Campus Reform (@campusreform) August 6, 2026
They won't be using the word "fail" either because it could make somebody cry.
The University of Michigan's largest undergraduate college will stop issuing letter grades to first-year students during their first semester, starting in fall 2027.
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts announced the pilot program this week, saying it's designed to help incoming freshmen adjust to college-level coursework without the pressure of a grade affecting their GPA.
LSA is Michigan's largest college, enrolling more than 18,000 students across over 80 majors and minors.
Under the new policy, first-year LSA students will still receive traditional letter grades and instructor feedback for every course. But those grades won't appear on external transcripts or count toward GPA calculations. Instead, transcripts will show a "P" for pass or "NC" for no credit.
This new policy ostensibly designed to "curb the mental health crisis" is actually self-perpetuating.
Because shielding people from reality is always such a great tactic
— clamum (@clamum) August 7, 2026
It’s actually stuff like this that perpetuates the mental health crisis by teaching kids they can’t handle life.
— ☀️🌼Colorado Girl in Ohio 🌼☀️ (@ColoradoOhio) August 7, 2026
Bingo.
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