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David Laude

Senior vice provost at the University of Texas at Austin

David Laude is the senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management and a chemistry professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Kill the grading curve

My work at the University of Texas at Austin has helped draw attention to why poor students struggle to graduate from college. But there's another reason why many students don't graduate: the grading curve. Let's get rid of it.