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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.

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by

Charlie Eaton

as his book about the rise of financiers in higher education and how inequalities are connected.

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Doug Henwood

as the author of Bankers in the Ivory Tower.

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Tom DeSena

as a book that details the systematic defunding of public higher education.

Neil Kraus, "The Fantasy Economy: Neoliberalism, Inequality, and the Education Reform Movement" (Temple UP, 2023)

Mentioned by

Tom DeSena

as a book that details the systematic defunding of public higher education.

Neil Kraus, "The Fantasy Economy: Neoliberalism, Inequality, and the Education Reform Movement" (Temple UP, 2023)

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