"Therefore, the question arises, why don’t universities already operate their own Mastodon or Friendica instances in addition to their own e-mail servers – and not only for organizational units and teachers, but also for their students? Why don’t students receive a Mastodon handle along with their e-mail address when they enroll?"

https://netzpolitik.org/2023/a-call-to-action-universities-of-the-world-into-the-fediverse/