College student-athletes have the right to unionize according to a recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling, which was handed down in March 2014 by a regional director of the board, cou...

Students at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will have an opportunity to take a class called "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media." The class will use Cyrus as a lens through ...

Teens spend nearly 18 hours with media a day, according to a new survey by Ipsos Media. About 30 percent of that time is spent perusing content created by their friends. That's nearly as much time as the averag...

A new wave of kid-geared interactive storytelling avenues is coming to tablet computers. "The Winston Show," from a company called ToyTalk, is a good example. "The Winston Show," now in its second season, inter...

The good news: Teens believe driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is bad and that texting while driving can be equally dangerous. The bad news: Teens also have a conflicted understanding of what unde...

"Know thyself, not thy selfies!" So declares Ron Broglio, minister of the made-up Digital Tabernacle, part of Arizona State University's festival Emerge: Carnival of the Future. Broglio and other faux-priests a...

A college in Minnesota is campaigning to curb the use of what proponents call offensive words—everything from retarded to phrases such as you guys.The More Than Words: Inclusive Language Campaign is the b...

Caroline Moss, a writer for Business Insider, says her high school alma mater almost has done away with school dances entirely. Why? The kids can't be bothered to attend; they're too busy texting each other."Ki...

A great deal of attention is paid to how entertainment impacts girls' body image; but movies, magazines and certain toys can have an unhealthy impact on boys, too.According to a new study published by JAMA Pedi...

Meat? Chocolate? Swearing? Giving up these sorts of things for Lent are so 20th century. These days, Christians fasting for Lent often are giving up something far more central to our day-to-day lives: technolog...