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The Higher Education Chief Privacy Officer Primer, Part 2: A Roadmap for Chief Privacy Officers in Higher Education
Oct 17, 2017Sol Bermann, Sara Chambers, Michael Corn, Denise Dolezal, Patrick Feehan, Jeff Gassaway, Lisa Ho, Alex Jalso, Micki Jernigan, Gary Miller, Ann Nagel, Geoffrey Nathan, Leonard Nelson, Jane Rosenthal, Rachel Rudnick, Scott Schafer, Kent Wada, Cheryl Washington, and Ronise ZenonLearn MoreThe Higher Education Chief Privacy Officers Working Group has created this resource for CPOs who are new to the role of privacy leadership or someone new to th…
Acceso de las fuerzas del orden a los registros de los estudiantes
Sep 25, 2017Amelia Vance y Sarah WilliamsonLearn MoreLas preguntas sobre cuándo las escuelas o los proveedores de servicios externos pueden revelar información personal de los estudiantes a las fuerzas del orden …
Law Enforcement Access to Student Records
Sep 25, 2017Amelia Vance and Sarah WilliamsonLearn MoreQuestions about when schools or third-party service providers are allowed to disclose student personal information to law enforcement can be complex. This docu…
- Model, Website
Model Webpage: Data Governance at UW-Madison
Jun 8, 2017Learn MoreThis website provides information on the data governance program at UW-Madison, including the program's purpose and vision; goals and objectives; guiding princ…
- Other Resources
FERPA: A Practical Guide
May 21, 2017Donica Thomas VarnerLearn MoreThis presentation outlines definitions under FERPA pertaining to universities, protections of student privacy and data, and requirements for university officia…
- News Article
Communication as Prevention to Tragedy: FERPA in a Society of School Violence
May 21, 2017Megan M. DavorenLearn MoreThis Article clarifies what communications FERPA allows with respect to students who may harm themselves or others, and suggests an amendment to help administr…
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Balancing Law Student Privacy Interests and Progressive Pedagogy
May 21, 2017Louis N. Schulze, Jr.Learn MoreThis Article analyzes claims over whether FERPA prohibits certain progressive law school academic support methodologies, using the text of the statute, the rel…
- Case Studies
State Approaches to Engaging Postsecondary Stakeholders
May 21, 2017Learn MoreThe effective engagement of postsecondary stakeholders is crucial to the development of asuccessful P-20W (preschool through workforce) data system. While many…
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Student And Employee Legal Issues Facing Private Educational Institutions: Current Challenges And Strategies For Compliance And Defense
May 14, 2017Paul G. Lannon Jr.Learn MoreThis chapter addresses current trends in student- and employee-related legal issues facing private schools, colleges, and universities. These legal issues gene…
- Report
Many States Collect Graduates’ Employment Information, but Clearer Guidance on Student Privacy Requirements Is Needed
May 14, 2017Learn MorePostsecondary education plays an important role in producing a skilled workforce able to compete in the global economy. Some stakeholders have suggested that c…
- Report
Building a Student-Level Data System
May 12, 2017Ben MillerLearn MoreThis report examines a provision added to the Higher Education Act in 2008 which prohibits the Department of Education from creating a new database of informat…
- News Article
Tattoos, Tickets, and Other Tawdry Behavior: How Universities Use Federal Law to Hide Their Scandals,
May 12, 2017Mary Margaret PenroseLearn MoreThis article hopes to argue for a change in the dynamic that means schools' inverted resort to FERPA is not truly to advance "student privacy," but rather a co…