Misha Glouberman on his time at Harvard

HARVARD AND CLASS: Misha Glouberman of the Paris Review talks about his time at Harvard. The verdict? It was 'pretty weird.' Particularly interesting: "So much of the world works around social networks. Harvard functions as a crossroads early in life through which the people who are going to be the most privileged people in America can meet and form social bonds. And it’s nice in a way that there is a real effort to bring new people into that system. I guess. I suppose that a meritocratic elitism is a little better than a purely inherited or wealth-based elitism." Read the whole thing.