The negative thoughts took different forms in each individual...but they mostly gathered around two ideas. One set of thoughts was about belonging. Students in transition often experienced profound doubts about whether they really belonged—or could ever belong—in their new institution. The other was connected to ability. Many students believed in what Carol Dweck had named an entity theory of intelligence—that intelligence was a fixed quality that was impossible to improve through practice or study.

...not exactly the language of traditional racism, but in an avalanche of blogs, student discourse, campus theater and academic papers, they all reflect the murky terrain of the social justice word du jour—microaggressions—used to describe the subtle ways that racial, ethnic, gender and other stereotypes can play out painfully in an increasingly diverse culture.

What do yakuza gangsters, rogue catering companies, sumo wrestlers, and a giant gorilla rampaging through the streets of New York City have in common? These characters inhabit the world of Johnny Hiro, an ordinary college-aged underpaid sushi busboy who often finds himself landing in extraordinary situations.

...only 30% of the nation's fast-food labor force currently falls into the 16-19 age range, while 31% are 20-24 and the rest are 25 and older. More than a quarter of these workers are raising at least one child. Nearly 85 percent of non-teenage employees have already earned their high-school diploma, while approximately one-third have at least some college education.

...it is hard not to feel like you’re abetting a fraud. It may be too late to save college football, but perhaps the lessons from its corruption might help us rescue other critical social institutions before they are sold off for spare parts.

...Of the more than 20 million students enrolled at thousands of two- and four-year colleges and universities across the nation, only about one-third fit that...description. About 40 percent of all college students are older than 25...More than a third attend classes part-time. Nearly 20 percent work full-time. About 60 percent enroll at four-year public and private schools, while the rest mostly attend community colleges or...for-profit colleges. Very few attend the well-known universities topping the U.S. News and World Report rankings...the number of international students increased 35 percent between 2000 and 2012...[colleges] are going after “nontraditional” students...To be considered nontraditional, students must have at least one of these characteristics: delayed attending college, attends school part-time, works at least 35 hours a week, is financially independent, supports a family, is a single parent or did not earn a formal high school degree.

Alpha Gamma Delta member Melanie Gotz during her chapter’s sorority recruitment

...interns are everywhere. The bellboy carrying luggage...the monorail “pilot” steering a train at forty miles per hour, the...young woman scanning tickets...They corral visitors into line for Space Mountain, dust sugar over funnel cakes, sell mouse ears, sweep up candy wrappers...Disney runs one of the world’s largest internship programs. Each year, between 7,000 and 8,000 college students and recent graduates work full-time, minimum-wage, menial internships...typical stints last four to five months, but the “advantage programs” may last up to seven months. Rather than offer traditional summer internships, Disney’s schedule is determined by the company’s manpower needs, requiring students to temporarily suspend their schooling or continue it on Disney property and on Disney terms. The interns work entirely at the company’s will without sick days or time off, without grievance procedures, without guarantees of workers’ compensation or protection against harassment or unfair treatment...in certain parts of the park, at certain times of day, they comprise more than 50 percent of staff.

On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's ruling that gaming giant Electronic Arts, Inc. cannot use the physical likeness of collegiate athletes without compensating them...This ruling over EA's First Amendment defenses, has the potential to bring with it a sea of change to both the gaming industry and collegiate sports. The initial lawsuit was brought by former NCAA athlete and Arizona State quarterback Samuel Keller to stop EA from using his physical likeness without pay. For years...EA has used avatars...These avatars have the exact same height, weight, skin tone, hair color and style, handedness, home state, play style...visor preference, facial features, school year and jersey number as the...player they are standing in for...Every year, EA sends highly specific questionnaires to college equipment managers to get details on their rosters.