Brown Professor Flags 96 Midterm Average as Nearly Half of Class Scores 100
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 15
Brown Professor Flags 96 Midterm Average as Nearly Half of Class Scores 100
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 15
Summary
A 96 average in Roberto Serrano’s advanced mathematical economics midterm at Brown stunned the professor after past class averages typically landed in the 60s to 80s.
Nearly half the students earned perfect 100s, an unusually strong result that intensified concerns about AI-assisted cheating even at elite universities.
The episode underscores how colleges are scrambling to detect and curb misuse of generative AI as exam performance patterns become harder to trust.