About this episode

The episode discusses the credibility crisis in higher education, focusing on Harvard's grade inflation issue and the impact of AI on education.

Is higher education facing a credibility crisis? In this episode of Main Street Matters, Elaine Parker sits down with Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riano, President of Cornerstone University, to discuss Harvard's controversial decision to cap A grades, the growing problem of grade inflation, declining public trust in colleges, and how artificial intelligence is transforming education.

People in this episode

Host: Elaine Parker

Guest: Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riano

Topics covered

• higher education
• grade inflation
• artificial intelligence
• public trust
• college credibility

Keywords

• grade inflation
• Harvard
• AI in education
• college trust
• higher education crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard, Cornerstone University

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