February 07, 2007

NPR on Amherst and the "Class Divide"

As part of an ongoing series on “The Haves and Have-Nots,” NPR’s Jim Zarroli spoke with President Anthony Marx, Griffin Bidron ‘08, Keith Erzinger ‘08, Jake Maguire ‘07, and physics professor David Hall, as he investigated the way class differences affect students at Amherst. Marx notes that schools like Amherst, described as “the picture of WASPy privilege” in the opening of the story, “are among the few places where people of all income levels can interact” in an increasingly stratified society.

Thanks to my dad for the tip; read and listen to the story on NPR.org.

Brian Meacham '97 | February 7, 2007 12:29 PM | Campus | Student Life

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