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Author Jack, Anthony Abraham, author.

Title The privileged poor : how elite colleges are failing disadvantaged students / Anthony Abraham Jack.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1957545~S1
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Description 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary 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 they've arrived on campus. In their first weeks they quickly learn that admission does not mean acceptance. In this bracing and necessary book, Jack 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.-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258) and index.
Subject College students -- United States -- Attitudes.
Minority college students -- United States -- Attitudes.
Cultural pluralism -- United States.
Multicultural education -- United States.
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States.
ISBN 9780674976894 (alk. paper)
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