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.

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"Should someone come up with the idea that a member of my office may have collaborated on the academic preparation of my dissertation, I would have to answer - it's simply not true, " said Mr Guttenberg.

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Others might chastise my numbers by arguing that the student-athletes that stand to gain the most financially from being afforded the opportunity to attend college due to the scholarship are the ones least likely to graduate because of poor pre-college academic training and preparation.

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Mr Allen stresses the full "Exeter student experience", which mixes academic study with employment preparation and cultural and sports opportunities, and acknowledges that too much growth in numbers could undermine it.

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Also interesting is her proposed solution: Logdberg suggests that medical writers are valuable, and that they should be hired by academic centers to help in the preparation of papers.

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