Starting in July, Mr. Kerbel's new company, Practice LLC, will offer courses in five areas: academic preparation, career development, language and cultural orientation, software and library research skills and personal performance.

WSJ: B-Schools Try to Make Transition Smoother for International Students

Then came the sensitivity training programs and the tendentious, politically-skewed freshman (whoops--sexist language--I mean "first year") orientation sessions aimed at teaching students how to be acceptable (in academic culture, at least) human beings.

FORBES: The Coddling Campus

One of the main aims of academic recruiters is to secure the best talent pool, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

BBC: A blend of youth and experience?