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Author Tough, Paul, author.

Title The inequality machine : how college divides us / Paul Tough.

Publication Info. Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
1 hold on first copy returned of 1 copy

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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  378.73 TOUGH, PAUL    DUE 04-17-24
Edition First Mariner Books edition.
Description xiii, 408 pages ; 21 cm
Note "First published as The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- Wanting in. Decision day ; The mobility equation -- Getting in. Stress test ; Income-typical behavior ; Taylorsville -- Fixing the test. Reputation management ; Test prep ; Blessed -- Fitting in. The outsider ; Roots ; Pedigree ; Thanksgiving -- Letting in. The admissions-industrial complex ; Going test-optional ; Trinity's problem -- Staying in. The graduation gap ; Belonging ; An intrusive culture -- Hanging on. Who needs college? ; Lower ed -- Getting an A. Ancestors ; What is X? ; Workshop mode -- After the war. The GI Bill ; Playing for first -- Afterword.
Summary "First published as The Years That Matter Most From best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
College students -- United States -- Social conditions.
Educational equalization -- United States.
College students -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00868048
Education, Higher -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00903107
Educational equalization. (OCoLC)fst00903418
Universities and colleges -- Admission. (OCoLC)fst01161621
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Title Years that matter most
ISBN 9780358362050 (trade paperback)
0358362059 (trade paperback)
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