This study is based on a four-year study of how first generation college students use social media, aimed at improving their transition to and engagement with their university. Through web technology, including social media sites, students were better able to maintain close ties with family and friends from home, as well as engage more with social and academic programs at their university.

Shows what is possible when schools and districts draw upon the talents of their counselors and put them at the centre of students' school experience. Mandy Savitz-Romer offers a strategic approach to school counselling that enables educational leaders to draw on existing staff to create supportive contexts and programs for students.