The Privileged Poor by Anthony Abraham Jack audiobook

The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

By Anthony Abraham Jack
Read by Mirron Willis

Tantor Audio

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798200342754

  • ISBN: 9798200342747

  • ISBN: 9798200342761

Runtime: 7.67 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Educational
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive.

The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors—and their coffers—to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit these students? In The Privileged Poor, Anthony Jack reveals that the struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus. Admission, they quickly learn, is not the same as acceptance. This bracing and necessary book documents how university policies and cultures can exacerbate preexisting inequalities and reveals why these policies hit some students harder than others.

If we truly want our top colleges to be engines of opportunity, university policies and campus cultures will have to change. Jack provides concrete advice to help schools reduce these hidden disadvantages—advice we cannot afford to ignore.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

Willis's deep, gentle voice captures the nuances of Jack's argument while also meaningfully conveying the quotes from the study's students. AudioFile

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Author

Author Bio: Anthony Abraham Jack

Author Bio: Anthony Abraham Jack

Anthony Abraham Jack, a native of Miami, received a scholarship to attend Gulliver Preparatory School, an elite private high school in South Florida. He went on to receive degrees from Amherst College and Harvard University. He is currently a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Shutzer Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Educational
Runtime: 7.67
Audience: Adult
Language: English