Daniel Golden is a senior editor at ProPublica. He was previously a managing editor at Bloomberg News, the deputy Boston bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, and a reporter for The Boston Globe. The recipient of many journalistic honors, including the Pulitzer Prize and three George Polk Awards, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College.
“A delicious account of gross inequities in high places. . . .
[Golden] is the Ida Tarbell of college admissions. . . . A
fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of
super-priviledge.”—Michael Wolff, New York Times Book Review
“Deserves to become a classic. . . . Why do Mr Golden's findings
matter so much? The most important reason is that America is
witnessing a potentially explosive combination of trends. Social
inequality is rising at a time when the escalators of social
mobility are slowing.”—The Economist
“I didn’t want to believe that rich families and celebrities buy
places for their children in America’s best colleges. But Daniel
Golden’s evidence is overwhelming. This book should be read by
everyone who cares about preserving higher education as a route for
developing talent, not rewarding privilege.”—Diane Ravitch,
research professor of education, New York University, and author of
Left Back
“If you did not attend or do not teach at a prestigious university,
do not play polo well enough to pass it on, and do not have a cool
million lying around to buy a place in the freshman class, your
child might not make it into the school he or she deserves to
attend. Daniel Golden explains why in this passionately written and
bitingly acute book.”—Alan Wolfe, professor of political science,
Boston College, and author of One Nation, After All
“Daniel Golden makes a trenchant and convincing case that admission
to America’s elite universities has too often turned into a system
for reinforcing wealth and privilege, rather than opening new
opportunities. He names names—and test scores, and family donation
levels. In the wake of this book, the university establishment has
some explaining to do.”—James Fallows, national correspondent, The
Atlantic Monthly, and author of Blind into Baghdad
“Anyone who believes that affirmative action for minority students
is the big threat to college admissions by merit should confront
Golden’s evidence that most elite colleges show much larger
preferences for the privileged and the connected. I hope the book
helps move colleges toward more equitable practices.”—Gary Orfield,
professor of education and social policy, Harvard Graduate School
of Education
“Daniel Golden pulls back the curtain on the world of selective
college admissions, where the already privileged are the truly
preferred. With vigorous prose and artful anecdotes, Golden tells a
chilling story of double standards and double crossings. He reminds
us that when elite college admissions go to the highest bidders, we
all pay the price.”—Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor, Harvard
Law School, and author of Lift Every Voice
“If you or your child is applying to a selective college this year,
here's a reading assignment: Pick up a copy of The Price of
Admission , a new book by Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel
Golden. It'll either give you a useful view into how the elite
admissions game works or just leave you disgusted about the whole
enterprise. Actually, probably both. Mr. Golden's subject is the
root unfairness in the way elite colleges choose who wins the
coveted spots in their freshman classes. . . . Mr. Golden, himself
a Harvard alum, details the ways colleges chase after the children
of the rich and powerful, like paparazzi pursuing Paris
Hilton.”—Joshua Benton, Dallas Morning News
“The Price of Admission is perfect for those curious about what
goes on in college admissions offices because it shatters
assumptions about acceptance to elite colleges. . . . The Price of
Admission forces the reader to wonder how affirmative action can be
deemed controversial when favoritism of the white and wealthy is
overly prominent in elite colleges. . . . [F]or those interested in
the injustices in higher education, this book is a
must-read."—Kansas City Star
“If you're ‘shocked’ by this, you haven't been paying close
attention.”—Boston Globe
“Golden has fun making trouble in the best journalistic sense. . .
. The Price of Admission is a powerful reminder that the public
will increasingly require selective colleges to defend their
preferences; that not all are prepared to make their complex case
well; and that some of their practices, finally, seem indefensible
today.”—Harvard Magazine
"A delicious account of gross inequities in high places. . . .
[Golden] is the Ida Tarbell of college admissions. . . . A
fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of
super-priviledge."-Michael Wolff, New York Times Book
Review
"Deserves to become a classic. . . . Why do Mr Golden's findings
matter so much? The most important reason is that America is
witnessing a potentially explosive combination of trends. Social
inequality is rising at a time when the escalators of social
mobility are slowing."-The Economist
"I didn't want to believe that rich families and celebrities buy
places for their children in America's best colleges. But Daniel
Golden's evidence is overwhelming. This book should be read by
everyone who cares about preserving higher education as a route for
developing talent, not rewarding privilege."-Diane Ravitch,
research professor of education, New York University, and author of
Left Back
"If you did not attend or do not teach at a prestigious university,
do not play polo well enough to pass it on, and do not have a cool
million lying around to buy a place in the freshman class, your
child might not make it into the school he or she deserves to
attend. Daniel Golden explains why in this passionately written and
bitingly acute book."-Alan Wolfe, professor of political
science, Boston College, and author of One Nation, After
All
"Daniel Golden makes a trenchant and convincing case that admission
to America's elite universities has too often turned into a system
for reinforcing wealth and privilege, rather than opening new
opportunities. He names names-and test scores, and family donation
levels. In the wake of this book, the university establishment has
some explaining to do."-James Fallows, national correspondent,
The Atlantic Monthly, and author of Blind into
Baghdad
"Anyone who believes that affirmative action for minority students
is the big threat to college admissions by merit should confront
Golden's evidence that most elite colleges show much larger
preferences for the privileged and the connected. I hope the book
helps move colleges toward more equitable practices."-Gary
Orfield, professor of education and social policy, Harvard Graduate
School of Education
"Daniel Golden pulls back the curtain on the world of selective
college admissions, where the already privileged are the truly
preferred. With vigorous prose and artful anecdotes, Golden tells a
chilling story of double standards and double crossings. He reminds
us that when elite college admissions go to the highest bidders, we
all pay the price."-Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor,
Harvard Law School, and author of Lift Every Voice
"If you or your child is applying to a selective college
this year, here's a reading assignment: Pick up a copy of The
Price of Admission , a new book by Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Golden. It'll either give you a useful view into
how the elite admissions game works or just leave you disgusted
about the whole enterprise. Actually, probably both. Mr. Golden's
subject is the root unfairness in the way elite colleges choose who
wins the coveted spots in their freshman classes. . . . Mr. Golden,
himself a Harvard alum, details the ways colleges chase after the
children of the rich and powerful, like paparazzi pursuing Paris
Hilton."-Joshua Benton, Dallas Morning News
"The Price of Admission is perfect for those curious
about what goes on in college admissions offices because it
shatters assumptions about acceptance to elite colleges. . . .
The Price of Admission forces the reader to wonder how
affirmative action can be deemed controversial when favoritism of
the white and wealthy is overly prominent in elite colleges. . . .
[F]or those interested in the injustices in higher education, this
book is a must-read."-Kansas City Star
"If you're 'shocked' by this, you haven't been paying close
attention."-Boston Globe
"Golden has fun making trouble in the best journalistic sense. . .
. The Price of Admission is a powerful reminder that the
public will increasingly require selective colleges to defend their
preferences; that not all are prepared to make their complex case
well; and that some of their practices, finally, seem indefensible
today."-Harvard Magazine
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