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American higher education is often understood as a vehicle for
social advancement. However, the institutions at which students
enroll differ widely from one another. Some enjoy tremendous
endowment savings and/or collect resources via research, which then
offsets the funds that students contribute. Other institutions rely
heavily on student tuition payments. These schools may struggle to
remain solvent, and their students often bear the lion's share of
educational costs. Unequal Higher Education identifies and explains
the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and
universities in the United States. Barrett J. Taylor and Brendan
Cantwell use quantitative analysis to map the contours of this
system. They then explain the mechanisms that sustain it and
illustrate the ways in which rising institutional inequality has
limited individual opportunity, especially for students of color
and low-income individuals.
American higher education is often understood as a vehicle for
social advancement. However, the institutions at which students
enroll differ widely from one another. Some enjoy tremendous
endowment savings and/or collect resources via research, which then
offsets the funds that students contribute. Other institutions rely
heavily on student tuition payments. These schools may struggle to
remain solvent, and their students often bear the lion's share of
educational costs. Unequal Higher Education identifies and explains
the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and
universities in the United States. Barrett J. Taylor and Brendan
Cantwell use quantitative analysis to map the contours of this
system. They then explain the mechanisms that sustain it and
illustrate the ways in which rising institutional inequality has
limited individual opportunity, especially for students of color
and low-income individuals.
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