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“I've spent my entire adult life teaching at colleges of various kinds, all of them very different from Yale, and I have a fairly cynical perspective on what elite institutions - and the privileges they embody - represent in America.”

Quote by Jess Row

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Jess Row, born on October 25, 1974, is an American short story writer known for his unique perspective and profound insights into the complexities of modern urban life. more

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