This week, RPI’s faculty is voting on whether or not to add modifiers to the grading system. The electronic vote of the full faculty began Monday and will run through Friday.
The issue has been discussed for months and the newly elected Senate has reaffirmed past Senates’ stances against modifiers. Last year’s Student Senate voted unanimously to condemn the current proposal following a forum. When the issue was discussed in the 1980-1981 school year, the Student Senate at the time also was against the addition of modifiers.
If the current proposal passes the vote by faculty, the final decision will then rest with President Shirley Ann Jackson.
