Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education

by Jason Brennan, Phillip W. Magness, Phillip Magness

Book Overview

Academics extol high-minded ideals, such as serving the common good and promoting social justice. Universities aim to be centers of learning that find the best and brightest students, treat them fairly, and equip them with the knowledge they need to lead better lives.

But as Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness show in Cracks in the Ivory Tower, American universities fall far short of this ideal. At almost every level, they find that students,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190846283
• ISBN13: 9780190846282
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"