Facebook Officially Launches Groups For Schools

The feature adds a much-needed layer of security to groups. Recently quashed outbreaks of malware have included bogus alumni networks, along with friend requests from marketers or bots masquerading as former classmates.

Here’s how Facebook described  in a blog post:

Today we’re announcing groups forschools, which allow people with an active school email address to join groups at their college or university.

You can join a group for your major to discuss classes, for your sorority to plan upcoming events, or for your dorm to share photos.

We are also introducing file sharing for these groups, to make it even easier to share lecture notes, sports schedules or class assignments.

Groups for schools will gradually be rolling out to colleges and universities around the...