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SMU reviews grades after don gives A to all students

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Professor Stefano Harney defended his actions, saying that he did not want to "artificially" restrict the number of As through a bell curve.

Professor Stefano Harney defended his actions, saying that he did not want to "artificially" restrict the number of As through a bell curve.

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Jolene Ang, Amelia Teng

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A professor's attempt to give all of his students an A grade has received an F.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) had to review the grades for a module taken by 169 business students, most in their final year, after it found out that the lecturer, Professor Stefano Harney, had given all of them an A grade with the same numerical score.
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