 This committee fights the practice of inflation by joining the administration and faculty in an effort to mend them into a working force against grade inflation.The former president of the college, Father Jonathan DeFelice, is quoted as saying, "I cannot speak for everyone, but if I'm headed for the operating room, I will take the surgeon who earned his or her "A" the honest way," in support of Saint Anselm's stringent grading system.Other colleges such as Washington and Lee University, University of Rochester, Middlebury College, The College of William and Mary, Fordham University, Swarthmore College, Bates College, Cornell University, the University of Chicago and Boston University are also known for their rigorous grading practices.