Author discusses elitism, class
Daniel Brook ’00 describes inequalities in higher education and the ‘American dream’
Author and journalist Daniel Brook ’00 criticized what he described as a disturbing trend at Yale on Monday, saying that inequalities in higher education are having a serious impact on the lives of those entering the workforce.
At a Davenport College Master’s Tea, Brook spoke about his recent book, “The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America,” which argues that socioeconomic stratification adversely affects all levels of society and destroys the feasibility of the “American dream.” He focused specifically on the issue of higher education, both in terms of who...
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