Facebook changes privacy settings, again
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Facebook is making changes to its privacy settings, The New York Times reports. First, it is improving some privacy protections.…
Social media’s impact in the higher-ed classroom
Higher education’s use of social media in the classroom is expanding and changing, with younger faculty members leading the way and influencing how tools such as Facebook, Twitter,…
Number of college applications affected by social media triples
College applicants shouldn’t shut down their various social media accounts, experts said, but they should heavily edit their online comments, photos, and videos, as thousands of applications were…
Gates Foundation supports college readiness apps
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding upwards of $100,000 to developers who propose apps and online tools that help high school students prepare for college, fund…
Tufts U uses ‘Vibe’ in massive outreach to prospective students
Dean Tsouvalas, editor-in-chief of StudentAdvisor.com, recently interviewed Daniel Grayson, associate director of undergraduate admissions at Tufts University, which ranked 81st on StudentAdvisor's Top 100 Social Media Colleges.
University’s Facebook experiment makes political waves
A University of California (UC) San Diego researcher who helped prove well-placed Election Day Facebook ads could boost voter turnout said social media could be the most effective…
Experts: Go all in with Facebook for college admissions—or don’t bother
Colleges and universities that don’t have the staff resources to consistently update an admissions-based Facebook page shouldn’t be on the site at all, social media experts said.
Universities to students, fans: Don’t recruit athletes via social media
Brigham Young University (BYU) last week became the latest school to plead with its students and supporters to avoid Twitter ... Read more
Does Facebook use lead to depression? No, says Wisconsin study
A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social media…
How UF uses social media, videos to engage stakeholders
Social media managers should continually ask Twitter and Facebook followers what they'd like to see, treating the platforms as free market research that could pay off in a…