The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

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Which parts of campus life at Renowned are most surprising or shocking to Jack’s subjects and why?

What role do statistics and quantitative data play in The Privileged Poor? Should Jack have used more data or less data? Was it presented in the right context or not?

The Privileged Poor makes references to the “hidden curriculum” of colleges like Renowned. What are some examples of hidden curriculum? How does it impact students?