American Campus Podcast
a social and political history of US higher ed
American Campus Podcast
Gunnar Myrdal and the making of a white world order with Maribel Morey
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
The money behind truth.
References and suggested readings:
- Maribel Morey. 2021. White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation's An American Dilemma and the Making of a White World Order. University of North Carolina Press.
- miamisocialsciences.org virtual forums
- Gunnar Myrdal, American Dilemma volume I
- Gunnar Myrdal, American Dilemma volume II
- John Fabian Witt. 2025. The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America. Simon & Schuster.
- William H. Tucker. 2007. The Funding of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper and the Pioneer Fund. University of Illinois Press.
Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast
Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast
Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu
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