====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0249_1 from reel: L 757 (1974-08-21 to 1975-03-28) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/29200 Title: Rise in Grade Averages Linked to Lower Standards Summary: Article analyzing rising grade point averages at University of Kansas and attributing increases to lowered academic standards rather than improved student performance. Category: campus news Subjects: academic standards; grade inflation; university education; academic performance Named Entities: Lewis, Steven [contributing writer]; Goodman, Grant [chairman, East Asian studies]; Laird, Roy [professor, political science]; Pritchard, Leland [professor, economics] Confidence: 0.9 Title: GPA Trend Graph Showing Academic Standards Changes Summary: Graph tracking GPA changes at KU from 1963-1974 with annotations for policy changes and academic program implementations. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: academic performance; grade trends; educational statistics Confidence: 0.8 Title: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Departmental Grade Point Averages Fall Semester 1971 Summary: Table showing grade point averages by department at University of Kansas for Fall 1971 semester. Category: informational content Subjects: academic statistics; departmental performance; university data Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: AudioTronics; Acme Cleaners; McCall's Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.