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Carey elegantly blends policy analysis, reportage [and] memoir into a hard-charging indictment of the eggheads and ivory towers many Americans love to hate .Part alternative history and part road trip, the book is a tour guide to higher education [A] readable and thoughtful book [Carey has] a gift for finding fascinating characters and explaining complex ideas clearly. The New York Times Book Review Thorough ... this is thought-provoking, fascinating material. The Washington Post In The End of College, Kevin Carey delves into some of the most complicated and important issues facing students, parents and educators today. This is a fascinating read. Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Don't even think about going to college (or paying for it) until you have read this book. Kevin Carey has changed forever how I think about the modern American university. The End of College delivers a scathing indictment of the past and present alongside a glorious prediction for what comes next. Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World From the Hardcover edition.

Carey elegantly blends policy analysis, reportage [and] memoir into a hard-charging indictment of the eggheads and ivory towers many Americans love to hate....Part alternative history and part road trip, the book is a tour guide to higher education...[A] readable and thoughtful book...[Carey has] a gift for finding fascinating characters and explaining complex ideas clearly. - The New York Times Book Review Thorough ... this is thought-provoking, fascinating material. --The Washington Post In The End of College, Kevin Carey delves into some of the most complicated - and important - issues facing students, parents and educators today. This is a fascinating read. --Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Don't even think about going to college (or paying for it) until you have read this book. Kevin Carey has changed forever how I think about the modern American university. The End of College delivers a scathing indictment of the past and present--alongside a glorious prediction for what comes next. --Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World

Carey elegantly blends policy analysis, reportage [and] memoir into a hard-charging indictment of the eggheads and ivory towers many Americans love to hate....Part alternative history and part road trip, the book is a tour guide to higher education...[A] readable and thoughtful book...[Carey has] a gift for finding fascinating characters and explaining complex ideas clearly. - The New York Times Book Review Thorough ... this is thought-provoking, fascinating material. --The Washington Post In The End of College, Kevin Carey delves into some of the most complicated - and important - issues facing students, parents and educators today. This is a fascinating read. --Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Don't even think about going to college (or paying for it) until you have read this book. Kevin Carey has changed forever how I think about the modern American university. The End of College delivers a scathing indictment of the past and present--alongside a glorious prediction for what comes next. --Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World

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Kevin Carey directs the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Washington Post and elsewhere. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.

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