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Midday with Dan Rodricks

Is the Ivy League Worth It?

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Does the Ivy League teach the best and the brightest American students or merely cater to the elite and entitled? The eight universities that make up the Ivy League are known for their academic excellence, but former Yale professor William Deresiewicz says they are only perpetuating an unfair class system and are not teaching students to be thoughtful leaders. Deresiewicz provoked a viral backlash with his New Republic essay, "Don't Send Your Kids to the Ivy League." He's our guest, along with Josh Chapman, a Yale graduate who penned a rebuttal to Deresiewicz's piece.