Why graduates of elite universities dominate the Time 100 – and what it means for the rest of us

 

November 1, 2020



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Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas and Matthew C. Makel, Duke University

(THE CONVERSATION) When Time magazine released its annual Time 100 list of the most influential people around the world in September, The Cornell Daily Sun – an independent newspaper run by students at Cornell University – wasted no time in trumpeting the fact that three of the school's alumni had made the list.

The three "Cornellians" were billionaire tech investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, Taiwan...



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