Dear Lehigh Grad: Deal With Your C+

An open letter to Megan Thode in Forbes magazine says the Lehigh grad isn't entitled to a good grade unless she earned it

Forbes magazine has pubished an open letter to Megan Thode, the Lehigh University grad who lost a lawsuit over a C+ grade that, she claims, greatly diminished her career earning potential. Thode's case went to trial in Northampton County court last week. Forbes contributer J. Maureen Henderson, who writes about early career issues, penned a letter to Thode that reads, in part: "Despite the fact that you received free tuition and on-campus employment as a result of the fact that your father is a professor at your alma mater, you are not owed anything by Lehigh University other than the provision of classes, learning resources, access to faculty and facilities in which to experience said learning and perhaps a student parking spot." Here's …

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