By Marybeth Gasman - EvoLLLution. The nation’s most selective—or what some would call elite—institutions have a long history of educating mainly wealthy, white men. This is changing, or at least the white and men part. Elite colleges and universities are slowly becoming more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity and gender, and they will surely continue this trend as the nation’s demographics change. More...

By Jake New. Despite merit-based college admissions, equal opportunity employment regulations and the long-held idea that in America, hard work is the key to social mobility, affluent graduates from elite institutions are still often the ones who find the highest-paying entry-level jobs. In her new book, Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs (Princeton University Press),Lauren Rivera, an associate professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, aims to find out why. Read more...