Facebook announced a new section on the site called ‘Facebook Campus’ which is dedicated specifically to students.
According to the announcement, Facebook Campus will utilise new profiles, separate from the one users already have on the main platform. To create a Campus profile, students need to provide their college email address and graduation year. Facebook Campus will be accessible on the main platform, as a tabbed feature, just like Facebook Watch. The new feature will show a college-only newsfeed, specific to each student’s school. Students can create campus-only events and groups, which only people from their school can access. On the platform, a real-time chat room feature, called Campus Chats, will also be available.
Another feature, especially in the age of the coronavirus pandemic will be the Campus directory, which will allow students to search for classmates based on their major, graduation year, enrolled classes, and more.
As of now, the feature will roll out in 30 schools across the US.
