Study: Facebook’s bigger than ever for recruitment
December 19, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
Find out which Facebook features are getting the most use.
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December 19, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
More colleges checking applicants’ Facebook pages
September 27, 2011 by Taylor Hannigan
The number of schools that check applicants’ social networking pages has more than doubled in just the past three years, a new survey indicates.
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Is a ‘digital divide’ creating student shut-ins?
July 25, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
A new study says lack of social networking could be disastrous for students.
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Study: Students can bail on this social network
July 22, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
Students were asked to abandon one social networking tool for a week. Which was the biggest loser?
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Friend me! Does Facebook affect student self-esteem?
March 25, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
A new study says social networking may bring out the worst in this demographic.
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Facebook: The next generation
January 17, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
A new social networking site is vying for the attention of the college crowd. Can it succeed?
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Study: Twitter makes better students
January 2, 2011 by Jacob Hawley
Here’s how Twitter-using classrooms increased student engagement and led to higher G.P.A.s.
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A student’s stranded on a desert island …
November 4, 2010 by Geneva Reid
Strand a college student on a desert island, and what’s the one tech device he’d want to have with him? Cell phone? Laptop? E-book? Take a look at the results of a new study.
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Social networks = student stress
October 18, 2010 by Jacob Hawley
Students may be a tech-savvy generation – but that doesn’t mean they have to like it.
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‘Dear Facebook friends: Send financial aid!’
August 9, 2010 by Jacob Hawley
A new website lets students ask social networks for sponsorship. Here’s how it works:
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MBAs with a Facebook focus?
August 2, 2010 by Jacob Hawley
Corporations are courting social-network-savvy grads. Here’s how top business schools are meeting the demand:
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How plugged in are professors?
June 3, 2010 by Geneva Reid
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs … we’re surrounded by social media. But are professors sold on the idea of using it as a teaching tool?
Check out the results of a recent survey.
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Why are yearbook sales diving?
May 30, 2010 by Jacob Hawley
More college yearbooks are ceasing publication – but student editors and book publishers have differing ideas on what’s to blame.
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What you can – and can’t – do on Facebook
June 2, 2009 by Geneva Reid
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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Mind your P’s and Q’s … and Facebook entries
May 3, 2009 by Geneva Reid
What students write on Facebook may turn out to be more important than what they write on their college admissions essays.
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Why students may want to spend more time on Facebook
May 2, 2009 by Geneva Reid
The media’s recently been filled with stories about the link between Facebook and low GPAs.
But now it’s starting to look like students going after good grades may want to spend more time on Facebook.
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