Universities follow student interest in social media courses
East Carolina University, once attended by MrBeast, YouTube’s highest-paid content creator, is among institutions seeking to serve the growing industry and creating training programs. The highest-paid content creator on YouTube, Jimmy Donaldson, has amassed more than 200 million followers with stunts such as being buried alive and daring people to survive a laser maze. But one challenge has thwarted even Donaldson, whose on-screen name is MrBeast: finding the talent he needs to produce his elaborate videos. Now he has a surprising partner.
Source: insidehighered.com
