Data prior to 1991 was not in a useable format. The data indicates a break as WSU converted from quarters to semesters when many of our upper division students moved through and graduated. The following year the grades in most colleges went back down. Over a ten year period, the grade inflation upward trend at WSU is extremely weak. President Thompson felt that faculty have an obligation to each other to get together and work toward an agreement on grades.
Faculty have an impact on each other.
This issue is worthy of discussion. Grades were very different in the sixties, seventies and eighties. It was suggested that department chairs review grades. This information can be obtained through the Institutional Research Office, by course, by professor, by department, etc. The motion passed unanimously.