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Emails, data and privacy in the tech era

Emails, data and privacy in the tech era

Brady Johnson March 19, 2019

Countless emails bombard student and staff mailboxes on a daily basis. It is a constant flow of information that is either useful or meaningless. In the last six months, 24.5 million emails were sent over...

There is nothing wrong with students using their phones

September 21, 2017

Text from mom. Snapchat from best friend. Friend request from weird cousin. Email. Email. Email. Email. It’s hard to ignore life’s notifications. Especially when they’re on your brand new iPhone,...

Augustana email volume remains overwhelming

March 23, 2016

A while back, the Career, Opportunities, Research and Exploration (also known as CORE) office decided to reduce their number of emails sent out to students. They did so by creating a CORE Digest email...

Email filtering may be just a few clicks away

December 21, 2014

Every Augustana student and faculty member receives countless emails per week and even per day from groups on campus. These emails range from asking students to join a club, attend a social function, donate...

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