Honored that Polished was chosen as New Books Network Book of the Day!
Episode · NBN Book of the Day · Why do people go to college? In Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (U Chicago Press, 2024), Melissa Osborne, an associate professor at Western...
Super excited to have had the opportunity to chat with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social@uchicagopress.bsky.social@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social#firstgen has on students, their identities, and their communities.
As a first-gen and a first time author I am over the moon and wildly anxious about the release of this book! More than anything I hope I have written something that will resonate with fellow first-gen folks while also shedding light on the deep impacts of social mobility.
This New Year I am looking forward to seeing my first book launch into the world in 2024! Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!
