Resources for Higher Education Privacy

Resources

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012): Webinar: FERPA for Colleges and Universities, available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/pdf/postsecondary-webinarpresentation.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2016): Guidance on the Use of Financial Aid Information for Program Evaluation and Research: http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/FSA_final.pdf

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Regulations: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?c=ecfr&SID=16796a773ac48f980cdfaed80b1fa94a&rgn=div5&view=text&node=34:1.1.1.1.33&idno=3 4%20.

Federal regulations resources web page at the U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/reg/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln.

U.S. Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office: http://familypolicy.ed.gov.

U.S. Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office (2015): Model Notification of Rights under FERPA for Postsecondary Institutions, available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/psofficials.html.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center: http://ptac.ed.gov.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012, updated 2015): Case Study #1: High School Feedback Report, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/CaseStudy1_HSFeedbackReport.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012, updated 2015): Case Study #4: PTAC Technical Assistance, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/case-study4-ptac-technicalassistance-final.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012, updated 2015): Checklist: Data Sharing Agreement, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/Written_Agreement_Checklist_0.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012, updated 2013): Data Deidentification: An Overview of Basic Terms, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/data_deidentification_terms.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2014): FERPA Exceptions Summary, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/FERPA%20Exceptions_HANDOUT_horizontal_0.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2012, updated 2015): Frequently Asked Questions – Disclosure Avoidance, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/FAQ_Disclosure_Avoidance.pdf.

U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance Center (2015): Guidance for Reasonable Methods and Written Agreements, available at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/Guidance_for_Reasonable_Methods%20final.pdf.

Videos

Ensuring Student Privacy: A Guide for Teaching Assistants (Michigan State University)

FERPA Scenarios for Faculty & Staff (Kettering University)

Explaining “FERPA” to Students (Saint Mary’s College of California)