Facebook: Professor suspended for posts
March 2, 2010 by Carin Ford
She thought it was a humorous post about wanting to kill her students — but school administrators didn’t agree. See what you think.
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She thought it was a humorous post about wanting to kill her students — but school administrators didn’t agree. See what you think.
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A student athlete’s racially-charged post has landed him in hot water. But did the school’s punishment fit the crime?
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University athletic departments are using a novel way of protecting their student athletes from their own social networking gaffes.
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First there was the Real World. Then came Snooki and her pals. Now, MTV is taking a look at a serious danger to college students — and offering help.
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Even though Valentine’s Day is approaching, students have found something even more appealing than true love.
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After reading a student’s Facebook post, school officials banned the woman from campus. Was it the right call?
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The debate rages on: Does social networking affect students’ grades? A new study may have the answer.
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It’s the fastest-growing social network ever. So take a look at how to get the most out of Twitter for your school.
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More and more college students have a bull’s-eye on their backs. Who’s targeting them — and why?
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Ever wonder what other people think of your conversational abilities? Now you can find out, thanks to two college students.
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Two big schools are turning away from the electronic reading device until its maker fixes a big problem.
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Thinking alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex is the most recent college addiction? Not so fast.
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College students’ lives can be changed — and even destroyed — in the time it takes to click a mouse. Take a look at these real-life examples of the harm digital technology can cause.
At least for one university, a new course in Twitter now is required for some of its students.
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Electronic textbooks might be the next big thing. But until a few kinks get worked out, schools run the risk of getting sued by using them.
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Let’s say you wanted to attend a lecture or seminar at your school, but just weren’t able to make it. End of story? Not anymore — enter iTunes U.
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Which colleges are using Twitter the most — and what are they using it for?
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Texas Tech football players may not know how their season will turn out, but they do know one thing: They’ve been banned from using Twitter.
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Are social networks hurting or helping your students? You might be surprised at the results of a recent study.
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How many campus records do you think were hacked this year?
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Roanoke College added one thing to its Web site — and that one move boosted the number of students who applied – and decided to attend.
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If you remember running down the hall in your dorm to answer the phone, you may want to include that in your memoirs. Telephone landlines are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
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What’s the solution to college students’ complaints that their e-mail inboxes are too small? Looks like outsourcing e-mail is the answer – with numerous colleges turning to Google and Microsoft.
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Your school’s Web site may look terrific – but if it’s not coming up high in a list of search results, it’s not doing its job. Take a look at this list of colleges that are doing it right.
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Classes are back in session. But is your school’s emergency notification system ready? Now’s the time to tweak safety notification policies — before an emergency comes up.
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Ever wonder what students really think about your school? Here are 10 Web sites that give you the real dirt about college life.
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A student who was badly beaten in a campus parking garage says the school should have done more to prevent the attack.
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College grads now have one more job option they can add to the list — a twintern. Never heard of it? Read on.
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Oxford University Press has been studying the language of Twitter these past six months – take a look at what they’ve found.
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Should a campus security guard be able to do his job without using a cane? This college thought so – and wound up in court.
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Guess who’s going to Hollywood? Yes, it’s none other than your favorite social networking site.
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What if the great literary classics were reduced to a handful of sentences? A new book, Twitterature, promises to do just that.
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Have you tried Bing yet? The people at Microsoft are sure hoping you have – because they’d like the new search engine to give Google a run for its money.
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Gone are the days when the biggest etiquette question was which fork to use. Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks have raised new concerns.
Do you know what’s OK – and what isn’t?
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Is Twitter really necessary? You might not think so – until you see how one college is making serious use of it.
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