University Forum - Paul Tough

Paul Tough writes about education. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character and, most recently, The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us. In The Years That Matter Most, Tough exposes “hidden truths” about colleges and universities and raises questions about whether higher education offers the same opportunities for rich and poor kids. Tough is a contributing editor at the New York Times Magazine and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, GQ, and Esquire, He has also served as a reporter and producer for public radio program, “This American Life.”