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Society and Education
Unit 3
Week of November 6
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Outcomes for Today
Review the impact of higher education on society.
Review college access and affordability.
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Unit 3
Society and Education
Poor are Still Rare at Elite Colleges
Poor are Still Rare at Elite Colleges
No change from the 1990s to 2012 in enrollment of students who are less well-off.
Getting low-income students onto elite campuses is seen as a vital engine of social mobility.
Colleges are well-intentioned but simply ineffectual in addressing economic diversity.
Poor are Still Rare at Elite Colleges
Colleges generally spend 4%-5% of their endowments per year on financial aid
Sustaining one low-income student who needs $45,000/year requires $1million in endowment; 100 students required $100million
Since the late 1990s, top schools have made several high-profile moves to become more accessible to low-and middle-income families.
Cost remains a barrier.
Leveling the Playing Field
Letters to the editor:
“What is not clear is whether the schools, by not training their admissions representatives to be culturally and economically competent are wittingly or unwittingly self-selecting their potential applicants.”
“Your article correctly describes the difficulty in finding comparative net price information about colleges, but a bigger problem is the language that government and professionals use to explain cost … the concepts are abstract and inconsistent; the words unfamiliar.”
“If elite colleges wish to make their admissions processes more fair to talented students of all economic backgrounds, they should start by increasing the percentage of students admitted from public schools.”
“I believe, however, that educational opportunity for students from the bottom half of the income ladder can best come from supporting the institutions that increasingly serve those students - not from efforts to get a tiny number into elite colleges”
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy
“Not so much engines of social justice as bastions of privilege”
- Daniel Golden on admissions practices of America’s elite universities.
American establishment is extraordinarily good at getting its children into the best colleges.
Two groups overwhelmingly left behind: Asian-Americans and poor white students.
In-Class Activity
Part 1
In groups, describe 3-4 issues or challenges that threaten access to and equity in higher education. Support and illustrate your response with examples class discussion, course readings, or relevant news stories. (If you are using news stories not discussed in class, please be sure to cite these).
Part 2
Think through solutions for these 3-4 challenges. Assume you have access to all of the means you need to make these solutions work. Please note the key players involved to making your solutions come to fruition (e.g. stakeholders, funding sources, programs, etc.).
Next Steps
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Next Steps:
Readings.
Class November 10th
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