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No surprise: social status matters

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Challenging our most cherished beliefs about college as a great equalizer and the job market as a level playing field, Lauren A. Rivera’s new book, Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, exposes the class biases built into American notions about the…

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Knowledge of the Hidden Rules of Social Class

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On October 8, Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington led a session on class at the Carl Fields Center at Princeton.  He handed out an exercise, similar to Peggy MacIntosh’s white privilege list, which was  developed by Patrick J. Ashton and adapted by Ruby…

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Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington speaking at Carl Fields Center: “It’s time for class.”

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“This session will engage the importance of greater class consciousness for building a more inclusive Princeton.”  Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington will lead this event on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 6 pm at the Carl Fields Center, Princeton University.

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