{"id":2642328,"date":"2026-08-09T09:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-goes-full-participation-trophy-will-hide-grades-for-student-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T09:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:40:52","slug":"university-of-michigan-goes-full-participation-trophy-will-hide-grades-for-student-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-goes-full-participation-trophy-will-hide-grades-for-student-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Michigan Goes Full Participation Trophy, Will Hide Grades for Student &#8216;Mental Health&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-of-michigan-goes-full-participation-trophy-will-hide-grades-for-student-mental-health%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content describes a new initiative at the University of Michigan&#8217;s Collage of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) to hide grades from incoming freshmen&#8217;s transcripts in their first semester. The goal is to reduce stress and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9...Year...Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a> by allowing students to explore subjects and take courses without fear of long-term academic consequences, such as failing grades. Students will still have access to their grades for specific purposes like scholarships or internships,but these will not be reflected on official transcripts for their initial semester. The college emphasizes fostering a supportive environment focused on well-being rather than competition, aligning with similar programs at othre prestigious institutions. Critics argue that this approach may prevent students from developing resilience and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/floridas-education-bill-is-an-attempt-to-ensure-intellectual-freedom-on-college-campuses-could-one-provision-make-the-whole-thing-backfire\/\" title=\"Florida\u2019s Education Bill Is An Attempt To Ensure Intellectual Freedom On ... Campuses. Could One Provision Make The Whole Thing Backfire?\">facing real-world consequences<\/a>,with some experts warning that it promotes a &#8220;therapy culture&#8221; that stifles necessary emotional growth and prepares students inadequately for adult life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The largest college in the University of Michigan wants to be sure flunking every course does not create negative thoughts that could disturb a student\u2019s happy time cocoon.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will bury grades recorded by incoming freshman to \u201ccurb the mental health crisis\u201d among its students, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/08\/us-news\/university-of-michigan-to-hide-grades-for-students-mental-health\/?utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students will be able to know their grades, but whatever they are will be a well-kept secret that will never be d by a transcript should anyone \u2013 such as, perhaps, parents \u2014 want to know.<\/p>\n<p>A transcript will either offer the ringing joy of a \u201cP\u201d for passing or the soft letdown of an \u201cNC\u201d saying no credit was earned.<\/p>\n<p>The rigors of having recorded grades will begin when the freshman class hits its second semester.<\/p>\n<p>Should students need grades for academic awards, scholarships, internships, and the like, they are available. But the crushing blow of a first-semester transcript festooned with the letter \u201cf\u201d will nevermore be beheld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelping all students establish early momentum has been recognized as the most important element in U-M\u2019s campus-wide Student Success Initiative,\u201d the college wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that covering grades will help students start strong and curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The new scheme only applies to the LSA college.<\/p>\n<p>The college said the joys of self-exploration can now have full sway without the necessity of learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, they can explore a subject that may not come easily to them or take a course in a new field without the fear that a low grade may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/young-americans-must-lead-the-way-in-opposing-additional-covid-shutdowns\/\" title=\"Young Americans Must Lead The Way In Opposing Additional COVID Shutdowns\">long-term consequences<\/a>,\u201d the university wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/university-michigan-plans-shield-2027-freshman-letter-grades-from-transcripts-new-mental-health-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLSA is investing in students\u2019 well-being and growth by fostering a culture of connection and collaboration \u2014 rather than competition,\u201d the college said.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College and Wellesley College have similar programs<\/p>\n<p>Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert said coddled college deserves an \u201cf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re raising a\u00a0generation of students\u00a0to believe that discomfort is dangerous,\u201d Alpert said. \u201cIt isn\u2019t. A bad grade can be upsetting, embarrassing and stressful. That\u2019s not a mental health emergency. That\u2019s college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alpert said students will b=not be prepared for real life if they cannot face the consequences of a bad grade<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cThis is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/woke\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_11\">therapy culture<\/a> invading the classroom. We\u2019ve spent years turning normal human emotions into symptoms. Stress becomes a mental health issue,\u201d Alpert said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten to the point where normal stress is being treated like a mental health problem. Getting a bad grade is disappointing. It can be embarrassing. It can make you anxious. But that doesn\u2019t make it psychologically harmful,\u201d Alpert told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollege should prepare students\u00a0for adulthood. Your boss isn\u2019t going to hide a bad performance review because it might make you anxious. Life doesn\u2019t come with grade covering. 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