For Professors, 'Friending' Can Be Fraught
For all its pitfalls, Facebook can prompt meaningful exchanges. Some professors look up students who e-mail them with questions or are scheduled to come to office hours. What the professors learn, they say, makes them better advisers. Comments that students have posted -- concern over a bad class presentation, for example -- can provoke a thoughtful conversation. One professor knew to go easy on a student when he saw his status change from "in a ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
