{"product_id":"inequality-machine-how-universities-are-creating-a-more-unequal-world-and-what-to-do-about-it","title":"Inequality Machine: How universities are creating a more unequal world - and what to do about it","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Indelible and extraordinary, a powerful reckoning with just how far we've allowed reality to drift from our ideals.' Tara Westover, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe're told that universities are our greatest driver of social mobility. But it's a lie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inequality Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a damning exposé of how the university system ingrains injustice at every level of American society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Tough, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow Children Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a call-to-arms for universities that work for everyone, and a manual for how we can make it happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher education' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 296g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 196 x 129 x 31 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781784756376\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Tough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101886411002,"sku":"9781784756376","price":7.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/a2a83987b7ddab7b6f3b5c0150c2535b.jpg?v=1621208799","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/inequality-machine-how-universities-are-creating-a-more-unequal-world-and-what-to-do-about-it","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}