An NPR Favorite Book of the Year "Breaks new ground on social and educational questions of great import." ? Washington Post "An essential work, humane and candid, that challenges and expands our understanding of the lives of contemporary college students." ?Paul Tough, author of…
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 let them in? In The Privileged Poor, Anthony Jack reveals that the struggles of less privileged students continue long after the…
Getting in is only half the battle. The struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus. Anthony Jack reveals how-and why-admission to elite schools does not mean acceptance for disadvantaged students, and he explains what schools can do diffe…