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== Academic Research ==

'''"ABSTRACT:''' Religious scholars Hugh B. Urban, Kjersti Hellesøy, Dorthe Refslund Christensen and
Stephen A. Kent have forwarded the popular narrative that L. Ron Hubbard’s official biography is a
hagiography. This consensus resulted partly from contrasting Hubbard’s incomplete, poor academic
records against his purported claims about graduating from George Washington University with a civil
engineering degree and good grades. By not closely inspecting all source materials, however, these
scholars have missed the discrepancy causes: transcription errors that evolved, ultimately resulting in
misattribution of authorship. Only religious scholar J. Gordon Melton has correctly noted in his book
The Church of Scientology that Hubbard made no such claims, although Melton provided no detailed
explanation for the basis of his argument. Indeed, Hubbard directly addressed flunking and his poor
grades in several places. '''This article''' not only expands on Melton’s observation, but '''posits that the prevailing view in which Hubbard claimed to have a civil engineering degree and good grades has actually resulted from incomplete and biased research"'''.<ref>[https://cesnur.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tjoc_2_4_3_camacho.pdf CESNUR - Original Publication of Article - (same title)]</ref>

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== References ==
*''Research Paper by:''<br>
Ian C. Camacho<br>Independent Scholar<br> ian.c.camacho@gmail.com

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*''Article First Published by:'' [https://cesnur.net/about/ Center for Studies on New Religions]
== See Also by Mr. Camacho ==
[[Degrees of Truth - Engineering L Ron Hubbard - Addendum]]

[[The Worlds First Clear Presentation - Shrine Auditorium 1950]]

[[Sequoia University and Doctor L Ron Hubbard]]

== See Also ==
[[ ‎The Freedom To Help Others ‎]]

[[The World L Ron Hubbard Lived In]]

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