The University of Southern California (USC) offers a college course on training to become a social media influencer, or a paid spokesperson on social media. NBC News profiled class members and highlighted how the influencer…
Topic: social media
University of Washington-Tacoma Professors Developing a Social Media Tool to Detect Anti-Immigrant Tweets
Two professors at the University of Washington-Tacoma are developing a social media tool which will detect anti-immigrant and misogynistic tweets on Twitter.
University of Florida Doesn’t Pay Social Media Interns, but Offers Credit
The University of Florida doesn’t pay its social media interns, but does offer internship credit.
Emoji Studies At Colorado State University
Colorado State University recently published a new social media guide for its students and organizations.
Twitter Recruited Professors to Help Create Better Conversations on Social Media Platform
Twitter is recruiting nine professors to help it create more meaningful dialogue and conversations, and avoid “echo chambers” that may have led to current political divisiveness in American politics.
Rutgers Investigating Professor’s Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts
Professor Michael Chikindas’s allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts are being investigated for potentially violating Rutgers University’s anti-discrimination policies.
Professor Sued President Trump because He is Blocked on Twitter
A professor at the University of Maryland is suing President Donald Trump because the president blocked the professor on Twitter.
Professor on Paid Leave after Social Media Posts Disparaging Trump Supporters Emerges
A college professor used foul language to criticize supporters of President Trump and is now on paid leave, due to alleged threats against his life.
Institute at Columbia University Sues to Force President Trump to Unblock Critics on Twitter
President Trump’s use of his Twitter account spurred a lawsuit, wanting him to unblock critics of his on Twitter.
Professor Suspended for Calling White People ‘Inhuman’
A college professor was put on leave when his anti-white social media comments went viral, and not in a good way.
Faculty Lounge
University of Louisiana-Lafayette Updates Free Speech Policy after Criticism from Student Group
Virginia State University has Vague Wording of “Public Morals” in Handbook
China to Suspend Advanced Placement History Tests by 2020
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
Black Lives Matter Exposed
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Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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