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The Privileged Poor

How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

by Anthony Abraham Jack
Mirron Willis
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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.

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  • Release date

    April 30, 2019

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781977318800
      • File size: 220989 KB
      • Duration: 07:40:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mirron Willis's voice resonates in the listener's mind and drives home the finer points of this audiobook. A sociological study identifies and explores two distinct sets of teens who have made it into college but whose impoverished backgrounds inhibit or challenge them as they navigate the complexities of higher education. This qualitative study draws a distinction between those who come directly from poverty into an elite institution and those who have had the advantage of an elite high school education. Jack draws out the differences and similarities as they grapple with home, school, and the chasm that may exist between the two. Willis's deep, gentle voice captures the nuances of Jack's argument while also meaningfully conveying the quotes from the study's students. L.E. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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