Evan Mandery
@ejmandery.bsky.social
Author, Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us. Contributing Writer, Politico.
More than 1/2 of elite college grads go into management consulting, I-banking & the tech sector. Colleges blame sellout culture, but the real culprit is the colleges themselves which exploit high-achievers’ responsiveness to status markers (often for profit).
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How America’s elite colleges breed high-status careers—and misery
“They funneled the shit out of me.”
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September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
More than 1/2 of elite college grads go into management consulting, I-banking & the tech sector. Colleges blame sellout culture, but the real culprit is the colleges themselves which exploit high-achievers’ responsiveness to status markers (often for profit).
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Evan Mandery
When the best and brightest young people are encouraged to chase money and status instead of following more meaningful pursuits, that's a missed opportunity for them--and us. Elite colleges can do better, educator Evan Mandery argues in this thoughtful @motherjones.com story.
America’s elite colleges are perpetual inequality machines. It doesn't have to be this way.
Rather than steer the nation's top students toward the most lucrative careers, schools could help them build meaningful lives.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When the best and brightest young people are encouraged to chase money and status instead of following more meaningful pursuits, that's a missed opportunity for them--and us. Elite colleges can do better, educator Evan Mandery argues in this thoughtful @motherjones.com story.