By Maya Eaglin and Nicolle Majette Class is in session at HillmanTok University, a virtual and symbolic online institution that’s bringing together millions of curious learners and academics. But this university is unlike any other: It fully exists on TikTok. And it was created by accident. In late January, Leah Barlow posted a welcome message to her real Intro to African American Studies class at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on TikTok. In about a week, the video mapping out her course for her 36 students reached almost 4 million people. “I was just looking for a way to engage, but
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