Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the current state of development of social media policies at institution of higher education. Content analysis of social media policies for all institutions listed in the Carnegie Classification Data File revealed that less than one-quarter of institutions had an accessible social media policy. Analysis was done by institution and campus unit, finding that social media policies were most likely to appear at doctorate-granting institutions and health, athletics, and library units. Policies required that those affiliated with the institution post appropriate content, represent the unit appropriately, and moderate conversations with coworkers and external agencies. This analysis may inform the development and revision of social media policies across the field of higher education, taking into consideration the rapidly changing landscape of social media, issues of academic freedom, and notions of interoperability with policies at the unit and campus levels.
Highlights
Geoffrey Miller tweeted something that he regrets
This paper presents a survey of social media policies at institution of higher education
This paper provides a description of the current degree to which institutions and campus units have developed social media policies, and a detailed look at the contents of existing policies
Summary
Geoffrey Miller tweeted something that he regrets. Geoffrey Miller is hardly unique in this He is certainly not the only person to ever regret a tweet or a post to Facebook or some other communication on some other social media platform [1]. Miller was a visiting professor at New York University, on leave from the University of New Mexico. This tweet was ill-conceived any way you look at it, but by directly addressing PhD applicants, Miller placed himself in an institutional context and evoked his role as a faculty member. At the time of this writing, both universities had conducted disciplinary inquiries into the matter, and Miller had been formally censured by UNM [5] [6]
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