New Book – The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Posted by Harvard University Press on June 10, 2019

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.

To learn more visit Dr. Anthony Jack’s website or learn more about the book on Harvard University Press, and buy it on Amazon today.