Students of Color and Social Networking: Strong Ties and Bonding Capital

• In Event: Fostering a Supportive Campus Environment: Understanding Social Integration From Multiple Perspectives

Abstract

Using a longitudinal case study, this study explores how social media and mobile technologies provide students of color a means to acquire, grow and expand relationships and experiences that can positively inform sense of belonging and transition.

Authors

• Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon, Boston College

• Ana M. Martinez-Aleman, Boston College

• Sarah Knight, Boston College

• Jonathan Lewis, Boston College

• Scott Radimer, Boston College