September 28, 2023 The U.S. surgeon general’s warning last May about the heightened dangers social media poses to young people’s mental health has understandably reignited many parents’ fears about their
February 27, 2023 Dr. Jill Walsh is a sociologist who studies how teens use digital spaces to shape their identities. In Adolescents and Their Social Media Narratives, she explores how
So often parents focus on the “right” age for a phone, for social media accounts, for online gaming permission, a YouTube Channel all their own, that we spend a lot
Pew Research Center recently released Social Media Use in 2021, its biennial review of American adult social media trends. When Pew first began tracking adult social media adoption in 2005,
Earlier this month, after publishing an anti-Semitic post on Instagram, Gina Carano of The Mandalorian became the latest Disney star to be fired for controversial social media posts. President Biden’s
While great grades and academic rigor will continue to be the primary metric for college admissions, a student’s chances for admission will greatly improve once they understand how to utilize social media to demonstrate interest, convey good character, and showcase the skills and personal attributes colleges are looking for to set themselves apart from other qualified applicants.