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Here you can find links to my blog, podcast, and online training as well as a curated and extensive reference list of the social media- and technology-related organizations, books, and publications that I find the most helpful in my own research. I’ve also crowdsourced a number of directories, such as Higher Ed professionals on Instagram or Campuses with a TikTok account, so that you can easily peruse the digital footprint of other online leaders for ideas and inspiration.
This is an evolving list of the sources that have shaped and are shaping my research interests. I always welcome suggestions for more at: info@josieahlquist.com.
The list currently includes research methodology, leadership and identity scholarship, as well as content related to social media and technology.
I love to explore how the field of higher education is using social media. I specifically explored TikTok in an article, TikTok is Going to College.
It has been widely shared, so I created this form to crowdsource a list of Colleges/Universities that have a presence on TikTok AND include advice and goals, so other higher ed marketers could learn from eachother.
I’ve worked in higher education since 2003, around the same time social media platforms were born. I logged on early to platforms like Twitter and Facebook, open to connecting with friends but also colleagues across the country.
My online connections with my higher ed connections have turned into strong, loyal, and very real relationships IRL.
Last year, I published the 20 Higher Education Presidents to follow on Instagram. In the post, I shared about the huge opportunity for Higher Ed Presidents to bring a personal touch to their presidency by sharing interesting content on their own Instagram accounts. Less than a year later, the Pew Research Center is reporting in ...
Over the last year, I have researched and written plenty about college and university presidents on social media. But it was actually higher education vice presidents and deans that first got my attention back in 2011. Even years ago I noticed that vice presidents, especially in student affairs, that were tweeting, blogging and integrating Twitter ...
Why Higher Education Presidents Should Be on Instagram Last month, I updated my list of Higher Education Presidents to follow on Twitter. One of the major things I noticed while compiling that list was how powerful photo and video tweets were in telling a community’s story. College presidents are outpacing executives in their use of ...
Here are some of my favorite blogs and podcasts from other thought leaders both in and outside of the higher education space.
Here you can find some of my favorite books that explore the many ways social media and technology have impacted our lives. Click on each book to learn more.
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Rebekah Tilley is the assistant vice president of communication and marketing for the University of Iowa Center for Advancement (UICA). In that role she supports fundraising and alumni engagement efforts for the university, including its CASE Gold winning Iowa Magazine, and serves UICA in a variety of strategic communication efforts.
Previously she was the director of strategic communication for the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, and the director of communication for the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is a Kentucky native and a proud alum of the University of Kentucky.
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