Reply #55: As a college professor at a GA university w/ a wide caliber of student - I have never been pressured

[aikoaiko]

At least not by my Department Head or Dean.

I won't deny that I am sympathetic to students who tell me that if they don't get an A or B in my class then they are going to lose HOPE, but doling out unearned grades is completely unethical and counterproductive. Its never one class that does a student in and many come back with a renewed work ethic.

I am empathetic to you and your colleagues but not all universities pressure their faculty to cave in. Plus tenure is nice safety net for any implied pressure that does occur.

Hope is a good program.