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KAIST walks back controversial reforms amid suicide scandal

By Tue, Apr 12, 2011 1:22PM UTC View Comments

The uproar over a spate of student suicides, possibly due to a deliberately-cultivated atmosphere of intense academic pressure, continues to threatens to engulf the adminstration of KAIST. Today embattled President Suh Nam-pyo announced the university will reverse its recent policy of fining students up to several thousand dollars for achieving grades below B. Politicians across...

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