College students are the next generation of disruptors out to change the game

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Forget everything you thought you knew about college life

This generation of college students is more diverse and global than ever before. This global mindset has brought about new expectations and demands that are transforming college campuses. From food to technology to academics, colleges are embracing personalization and adopting innovative services to keep up with these new disruptors

“We’ve always known that college students need support to achieve,” said Satya Menard, who oversees about 700 university partnerships at Sodexo. “But today, they are more informed, empowered, and have their own opinions. It’s a very interesting time to work on college campuses.” Read more…

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LinkedIn launches its own Snapchat Stories: ‘Student Voices’

The social media singularity continues with the arrival of Snapchat Stories-style slideshows on LinkedIn as the app grasps for relevance with a younger audience. LinkedIn confirms to TechCrunch that it plans to build Stories for more sets of users, but first it’s launching “Student Voices” just for university students in the U.S. The feature appears […]

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Student gives professor an awkward nickname, accidentally submits paper without changing it

We’ve all had embarrassing written word-related misfortune in our lives, whether it be accidentally sending the wrong text off to the wrong person or hitting send on an email before we finished editing. 
But this college student just took text r…

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9 things you absolutely do not need to bring to college

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Just before September rolls around, college students far and wide start prepping for the year ahead — typically with a massive shopping trip to Target.

There are so many things one needs to live comfortably in a dorm including (to name just a few items): shower shoes, a million pens, a laundry basket, and ear plugs (for when your roommate decides to pick up acoustic guitar.)

But more often than not, a few useless items marketed as dorm necessities sneak their way onto the shopping lists of college newbies. It’s time to stop the madness. Read more…

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