Clint Smith

Clint Smith is a writer and Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The New Republic.

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Elite Colleges Constantly Tell Low-Income Students That They Do Not Belong

Unwritten rules underlie all of elite-university life—and students who don’t come from a wealthy background have a hard time navigating them.
- Clint Smith
- March 18, 2019
Associated Press

Martin Luther King Jr. Was Bailed Out by a Millionaire

Incarcerated people today aren’t so lucky.
- Clint Smith
- KING Issue
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The New Tax Law’s Subtle Subversion of Public Schools

The law will facilitate private-school attendance and put more obstacles in front of the neediest students.
- Clint Smith
- February 7, 2018
Reuters

The Lifelong Learning of Lifelong Inmates

If reducing recidivism is the goal of prison education, what can be gained from teaching those who will be behind bars for life?
- Clint Smith
- June 27, 2017