The merit myth : how our colleges favor the rich and divide America

The merit myth : how our colleges favor the rich and divide America / Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, Jeff Strohl.

Author/creator	Carnevale, Anthony Patrick author.
Other author/creator	Schmidt, Peter, 1964 January 20- author.
Other author/creator	Strohl, Jeff author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : The New Press, [2020]
Description	302 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Discrimination in higher education--United States. Education, Higher--Economic aspects --United States. College attendance--Social aspects --United States. Universities and colleges--United States --Admission.

Contents	Introduction : Jarred awake from the American dream -- What the nation needs -- The rise of the sorting machine -- Understanding the odds -- Standardized bias -- Separate and unequal -- The fight for fairness -- Built to collapse -- College for all.
Abstract	"An eye-opening and timely look at how colleges drive the very inequalities they are meant to remedy, complete with a call - and a vision - for change"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2019055348
ISBN	9781620974865 hardcover
ISBN	162097486X hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LC212.42 .C374 2020	✔ Available	Place Hold