Videos
This Dallas school proves diversity works. Why aren’t others copying its success?
Paul Tough discusses his recent Texas Monthly article, about Solar Preparatory School for Girls, with CBS News Texas. September 12, 2025
A Smart Investment: Affordability & Value in Higher Ed
Paul Tough discusses the value of college with Steve Katsouros, Susan Burns, and James Danko, February 28, 2024.
Is College Still Worth It?
Paul Tough discusses the value of college with Denisa Gándara, David Deming, Stephanie Cellini, and Sarah Reder. Presented by the Brookings Institution. December 7, 2023.
Why Are Americans Losing Faith in the Value of College?
Paul Tough discusses his recent article in the New York Times Magazine with Hari Sreenivasan. Amanpour and Company, PBS, September 12, 2023
Survey finds drastic decline in Americans supporting college education
Paul Tough discusses his recent article in the New York Times Magazine with the hosts of CBS News Moneywatch, September 7, 2023.
Paul Tough in dialogue with Lewis H. Lapham
Paul Tough in conversation with Lewis H. Lapham, founder and editor of Lapham’s Quarterly. March 2, 2023. More information here.
A Conversation with Paul Tough
Paul Tough discusses how college helps — and hinders — social mobility. With Fr. Steve Katsouros, Come to Believe Network virtual retreat, November 8, 2022
Rising Inequalities: A Conversation on College Access, Diversity, and Social Mobility in the U.S.
The 2020-21 Wesson Lecture in Problems of Democracy, a dialogue with Anthony Abraham Jack and Jennifer Morton. Hosted by the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University, December 7, 2020.
Awake58 Virtual Town Hall with Paul Tough
Discussion of Postsecondary Education and Social Mobility hosted by EducationNC, November 10, 2020.
How the pandemic could cause significant “learning loss” for students
Interview with Jeffrey Brown, PBS Newshour, November 2, 2020.