<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Edward Tenner]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=24119Author <![CDATA[Why Do So Many Ivies Go To Wall Street?]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Edward Tenner - Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More

Feb 17 2012, 5:00 PM ET Comment

Elite students with few marketable skills are perfect forms for financial firms to mold.

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. . . Wall Street -- like law, management consulting and Teach for America -- is taking advantage of the weakness in liberal arts education.

For many kids, college represents an end goal. Once you get into a good college, you've...]]>