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

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carnevale, Anthony Patrick (Author), Schmidt, Peter, 1964 January 20- (Author), Strohl, Jeff (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Discrimination in higher education > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
College attendance > Social aspects > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.