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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…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2019Harvard University Press · 288 pages · 9780674976894
- Other · English · 2020Privileged PoorHarvard University Press · 288 pages · 9780674248243
- Other · English · 2019Privileged PoorHarvard University Press · 288 pages · 9780674239647
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