BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC) – In March, the North Dakota Board of Higher Education banned the use of TikTok on college- and university-owned devices.
However, the Board said campuses could use TikTok for recruitment purposes.
Vice-Chancellor Darren King told a Board committee two campuses have asked for a waiver to use TikTok for recruiting, and he proposed a “technical solution” to allow that.
“The technical solution is probably the most secure way to do this- and that’s using a virtual desktop in Microsoft’s online Cloud environment,” King said. “TikTok is not running on NDUS-owned equipment, nor is it running on NDUS networks. So, it’s certainly a way to fulfill the intent of the motion with TikTok. It would still allow those campuses a way to do that from their campuses.”
The Research and Governance Committee unanimously endorsed the motion. The proposal will now be taken up by the full Board of Higher Education.
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