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"What stereotypes about teenagers do the adults you know seem to hold? How does the media portray people your age - whether you're called Gen Z, iGen or anything else? What can you show us from your own life, or the lives of those around you, that might help make that portrait more interesting, nuanced, complete or real? In this contest we invite teenagers - anyone 13 to 19 years old, from anywhere in the world - to take photographs that depict some aspect of teenage life that you think may be misunderstood, ignored or largely unknown, and, in a short artist's statement, tell us why. We hope to be able to use some of the winning work in the print Learning section that will come out in early November."

"A generation that rarely reads books or emails, breathes through social media, feels isolated and stressed but is crazy driven and wants to solve the world's problems (not just volunteer) is now on campus. Born from 1995 to 2012, its members are the most ethnically diverse generation in history, said Jean Twenge, psychology professor at San Diego State University. They began arriving at colleges a few years ago, and they are exerting their presence. They are driving shifts, subtle and not, in how colleges serve, guide and educate them, sending presidents and deans to Instagram and Twitter. They are forcing course makeovers, spurring increased investments in mental health - from more counselors and wellness messages to campaigns drawing students to nature (hug a tree, take a break to look at insects) - and pushing academics to be more hands-on and job-relevant."

"For the parents of today's teens, getting a driver's license was a rite of passage often considered crucial to everything from dating to working -- and feeling like an adult. For today's teens themselves? Not as much. "