pt I: The Origins of Selective Admissions, 1900-1933. Elite education and the Protestant ethos
The big three before selective admissions
Harvard and the battle over restriction
The "Jewish Problem" at Yale and Princeton
pt II: The Struggle Over Meritocracy, 1933-1965. Harvard's Conant: the man and his ideals
The reality of admissions under Conant
Reluctant reform comes to Yale
Princeton: the club expands its membership
Wilbur Bender and his legacy
Tradition and change at Old Nassau
Yale: from insularity to inclusion
pt. III: Inclusion and the persistence of privilege, 1965-2004. Inky Clark, Kingman Brewster and the revolution at Yale
Racial conflict and the incorporation of blacks
Coeducation and the struggle for gender equality
The alumni revolt at Yale and Princeton
Diversity, the Bakke case, and the defense of autonomy
Money, the market ethos, and the struggle for position
