Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education April 29, 2005

Friday, April 29, 2005
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC (directions)

Socioeconomic class differences in higher education remain one of the most long-standing barriers to ensuring access and opportunity for all Americans. Panelists at this briefing will discuss this challenge and data put forth by authors William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin in their new book, Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education (University of Virginia Press, 2005). The authors' research shows that the odds of making it into the pool of credible applicants to selective colleges and universities are significantly lower for students from poor families and students who are first generation college-goers.

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