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Admission and Exclusion
An Ivy League degree can open many doors. But on today’s show, sociologist Jerome Karabel reveals how admission policies at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale shut out different groups of minorities in the 20th century. Also on the show, wordsmith Patricia T. O’Connor, and Vikram Seth on his memoir of the holocaust. Plus, a new novel about a boy who’s recruited by guerilla fighters in West Africa.
Words Fail Me
Word maven Patricia T. O’Connor helps us wrestle with the oddities of the English language. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions.
Music:
Three Little Words, interpreted by: Loren Schoenberg, Bud Freeman, Ella Fitzgerald, and Gene Ammons
Two Lives
Vikram Seth, the author of A Suitable Boy, tells us about his new book: Two Lives. It’s a memoir of his family’s experiences during the Holocaust.
Events:
Vikram Seth will be speaking on:
Wednesday, November 16th, at 6:30pm
The Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
For more information call 212-288-6400.
Music:
"The End of the Affair" soundtrack by Michael Nyman (Sony Classical) tracks 6 and 10
Beasts of No Nation
Uzodinma Iweala tells us about his debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, in which a young boy in West Africa is recruited by guerilla fighters.
Events:
Uzodinma Iweala will be speaking and signing books on:
Wednesday, November 16th, at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Brooklyn Heights
106 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Music:
"The Constant Gardener" soundtrack by Alberto Iglesias (EMI) tracks 2 and 4
The Chosen
An Ivy League degree can open many doors, but according to a new history on admissions policies, it’s often hard to get a foot in the door in the first place. Jerome Karabel examines how these policies changed throughout the 20th century, and what effect they had on women, African Americans, Jews, and Asian Americans at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. His new book is titled: The Chosen.
» Read an excerpt of The Chosen in the Reading Room
Events:
Jerome Karabel will be speaking and signing books on:
Wednesday, November 16 at 7pm
Princeton University Bookstore
36 University Place
Princeton, NJ
Music:
Knuddelmaus, by Ulrich Schnauss, Fallout, by Euphone, and Pole Tricks, by Japancakes
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