Colleges really come out on top in the education-industrial complex.

References and suggested readings:

• Alexandre Frenette. 2026. Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy. Princeton University Press. 
• Alexandre Frenette’s faculty page
• John Wynn. 2025. The Set Up. Belt Publishing.
• Nina Bandelj. 2026. Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting. Princeton University Press.
• Alexandre Frenette on LinkedIn 

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