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CHAPTER 3

TARGET 1: What Makes a "Good College" — and Why It Matters |
Cecilia M. Orphan | TED

A. INTRODUCTION

Why are "good colleges" often the ones that accept the fewest students? Exposing the

harmful consequences of society's obsession with highly rejective (and expensive) universities,
educator Cecilia M. Orphan asks us to rethink what makes institutions "prestigious" and

consider directing funds and attention to where they're needed most: regional public

universities that serve all students. A call for schools to be judged by the opportunities they
create -- not the ones they stifle.