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The Inequality Machine: How universities are creating a more unequal world – and what to do about it

`Indelible and extraordinary, a powerful reckoning with just how far we`ve allowed reality to drift from our ideals.` Tara Westover, New York Times Book ReviewWe`re told that universities are our greatest driver of social mobility. But it`s a lie.The Inequality Machine is a damning expose of how the university system ingrains injustice at every level of American society.Paul Tough, bestselling author of How Children Succeed, exposes a world where small-town colleges go bust, while the most prestigious raise billions every year; where overstretched admissions officers are forced to pick rich candidates over smart ones; where black and working-class students are left to sink or swim on uncaring campuses. Along the way, he uncovers cutting-edge research from the academics leading the way to a new kind of university – one where students succeed not because of their background, but because of the quality of their minds.The result is a call-to-arms for universities that work for everyone, and a manual for how we can make it happen.`Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher education` New Yorker

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