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Bankers in the Ivory Tower
Book • 2022
Bankers in the Ivory Tower explores how finance has transformed higher education in America, contributing to inequality and the financialization of the sector.
The book details the connections between elite universities, for-profit colleges, and public universities, revealing how financiers have shaped these institutions to serve their interests.
It argues that this financial influence has led to increased student debt and reduced social mobility.
The book details the connections between elite universities, for-profit colleges, and public universities, revealing how financiers have shaped these institutions to serve their interests.
It argues that this financial influence has led to increased student debt and reduced social mobility.
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Mentioned by Charlie Eaton as his book about the rise of financiers in higher education and how inequalities are connected.
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