Details on University of Michigan plan to use pass/fail grading for first-semester freshmen

Shea Vance, a reporting fellow at The Chronicle of Higher Education, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the University of Michigan's new pass/fail grading system for first-semester freshmen.

University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to ‘Curb Mental Health Crisis’  WSJ

Incoming first-year students will not see letter grades on their transcript.

School said it is pivoting away from letter-grading system to ‘curb the mental health crisis’ among college students The University of Michigan will pivot to a pass-or-fail-style grading system, instead of letter grades, for first-semester students in an effort to “curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-

Come fall 2027, official transcripts for first-semester freshmen will record only whether credit was earned

The University of Michigan's new pass-fail grading policy for 2027 freshmen aims to curb the mental health crisis, but a psychotherapist warns it may backfire.