The Doctoral Degree Paper Chase

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Published June 25, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Radio producer Jake Dorman takes listeners along through the academic maze faced by students about to complete their doctoral degrees -- including an encounter with the mythic "Margin Lady."

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