Elite Universities and The Making of Privilege – review

Blog: Impact of Social Sciences

Abstract

In Elite Universities and The Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies, Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers examine how elite universities uphold race- and class-based privilege. Drawing on interviews with students and Critical Race Theory, this eye-opening book exposes the extent of the inequality ingrained in the "top tier" of university education, writes Cynthia Lawson. This blogpost originally … Continued