Paul Tough

Writer & Speaker

Posts Tagged ‘feature’


Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Ontario Universities Call for More Funding

Paul Tough discusses his recent New York Times Magazine article and the relevance of its findings to colleges and universities in Canada. The Current with Matt Galloway, CBC Radio, November 23, 2023. [Interview starts at 13:00.] [Another link here.]


Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

The Kids Don’t Want to Go to College Anymore, and Why Would They?

Paul Tough discusses his recent New York Times Magazine article with Gideon Lichfield on Wired Magazine’s “Have a Nice Future” podcast. September 20, 2023. [Another link is here.]


Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Is College Worth It?

Paul Tough discusses his recent New York Times Magazine article on The Daily podcast, with host Michael Barbaro. September 20, 2023.


Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Why Are Americans Losing Faith in the Value of College?

Paul Tough discusses his recent article in the New York Times Magazine with Hari Sreenivasan. Amanpour and Company, PBS, September 12, 2023


Thursday, March 16th, 2023

Paul Tough in dialogue with Lewis H. Lapham

Paul Tough in conversation with Lewis H. Lapham, founder and editor of Lapham’s Quarterly. March 2, 2023. More information here.


Thursday, November 17th, 2022

A Conversation with Paul Tough

Paul Tough discusses how college helps — and hinders — social mobility. With Fr. Steve Katsouros, Come to Believe Network virtual retreat, November 8, 2022


Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

Here’s the real tragedy in college admissions (Q&A)

Zachary Wolf, CNN, April 9, 2022


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Rising Inequalities: A Conversation on College Access, Diversity, and Social Mobility in the U.S.

The 2020-21 Wesson Lecture in Problems of Democracy, a dialogue with Anthony Abraham Jack and Jennifer Morton. Hosted by the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University, December 7, 2020.


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

How the pandemic could cause significant “learning loss” for students

Interview with Jeffrey Brown, PBS Newshour, November 2, 2020.


Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Aspen Institute Dialogue: The Inequality Machine

Paul Tough discusses his book “The Inequality Machine” with Dr. Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University. October 2020.