Paul Tough

Writer & Speaker

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Friday, April 5th, 2024

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

By Longreads, April 5, 2024


Monday, December 11th, 2023

Opinion: Why university presidents are under fire

Fareed Zakaria, CNN, December 10, 2023


Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Paul Tough Shares Insights on Addressing College’s ‘Inequality Machine’

Peter Dunau, Gonzaga News, October 27, 2023


Sunday, October 29th, 2023

GU hosts lecture about inequalities in higher education and its impact

Natalie Keller, Gonzaga Bulletin, October 26, 2023


Monday, October 9th, 2023

America’s higher education consensus is breaking up: responding to Paul Tough

Education writer Bryan Alexander reviews and responds to Paul’s recent article in the New York Times Magazine. September 27, 2023


Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

Paul Tough on Fixing Higher Education’s Broken System

Kate Stoltzfus, Educational Leadership, May 2022


Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

Here’s the real tragedy in college admissions (Q&A)

Zachary Wolf, CNN, April 9, 2022


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Stanford Wesson Lectures Recap

Diana Aguilera, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, December 11, 2020


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Experts, authors call for more accessibility in higher education

Anita Tun, Stanford Daily, December 8, 2020


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

TCR Review: The Years that Matter Most

Sarah Burman, Matthew Gregory, and Gregory Wolniak, Teachers College Record, December 7, 2020