{
  "id": 586045,
  "title": "University of Michigan to switch to pass/fail grades for first-semester students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/university-of-michigan-to-switch-to-pass-fail-grades-for-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:12:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/university-of-michigan-pass-fail-grading-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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-aged individuals”. The school said in a notice on Tuesday that its goal was “to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}