Adolescents and Social Media

Adolescents and Social Media

University School of Milwaukee hosted its second speaker series of the 2022–23 school year through its partnership with REDgen on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The event featured a presentation from Dr. Jill Walsh titled “Adolescents and Their Social Media Narratives: A Digital Coming of Age.” She also presented to Middle School and Upper School students at USM during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 19. Walsh explored how social media impacts a teenagers’ personal development.

Click here for a recording of her presentation.

The USM/REDgen Speaker Series is a partnership between University School of Milwaukee and REDgen, a Milwaukee-based organization which fosters active community conversations around what it means to live a healthy, balanced life with authentic success. This is the sixth year of the partnership and speaker series events. More information on speakers who visited USM in previous years can be found here.