How do race and social class influence who gets into America's elite colleges? This important book takes a comprehensive look at how all aspects of the elite co
The truth about America's elite colleges and universities—who gets in, who succeeds, and why Against the backdrop of today's increasingly multicultural societ
Most of us think that valedictorians can write their own ticket. By reaching the top of their class they have proven their merit, so their next logical step sho
Critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone offers an affecting portrait of the road to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which significantly sh
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, pl