Michigan drops freshman grades and society gets even dumber

Published August 16, 2026 6:00am ET



Whom would you rather hire — a graduate of Animal House or the Big House?

The question arises because the University of Michigan became the latest school to abandon grades for its first-semester freshmen, citing a raging mental health crisis that could only be exacerbated if the poor darlings learned just how dumb they truly are.

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