Wrecked

"Taylor's Wrecked is a bold, unapologetic, and thought-provoking analysis and manifesto that addresses how the long-ignored elephants of race and partisan politics continue to shape higher education policy. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding and improving higher education equity in policymaking."

— Sosanya Jones, coauthor of Performance Funding for Higher Education

"The overall message of Wrecked should be taken seriously. Taylor's careful anthology of the historical events and patterns comprising the crash courses in four states are astute and anchored in real data. While Taylor focuses on the dynamics in the USA specifically, his work provides clues and guidance for researchers continuing to study the influence of the right on higher education in other contexts. This book could also serve as a text in courses centered around politics and higher education, and the case studies could be particularly useful examples of analysis of government policies and their impact on higher education. Wrecked is a must-read for anyone interested in the impact of political movements on education."— Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research

"Wrecked offers a compelling and instructive indictment about the rise of political and policy hostility of states toward higher education. Armed with a decade of data reflecting the political Right's retreat from supporting public higher education, Barrett Taylor explains clearly and honestly its devastating effects. Implications for the future of college access and equity are sobering, yet hopeful in how we understand the complexities of social divisions and their political consequences. Wrecked demands our attention in addressing the collateral policy damage and the diminishing possibilities of higher education."

— James Earl Davis, Bernard C. Watson Chair in Urban Education and Professor of Higher Education, Temple University