As data moves beyond institutional systems, higher education faces a growing challenge with shadow data. Here’s how IT ...

In response to the Department of Education’s probe into a potential FERPA violation by the NSLVE, Tisch College said it would comply with the department’s request to temporarily pause the publication ...

In recent months, a drumbeat of criticism has sounded with respect to how colleges apply the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, better known as Ferpa ...

A magistrate in Pennsylvania partially granted Penn State’s motion for a protective order in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by a deaf tenured professor, who says the university revoked ...

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family ...

One of the most prominent legal issues in the edtech space revolves around the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a law passed in 1974 to protect the ...

Congress enacted the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, in 1974 to safeguard the confidentiality of student “educational records.” But today ...

FERPA consent to release allows a parent or authorized third party to contact the university on behalf of the student to discuss or request educational or financial records. Students establish consent ...

It is the policy of Michigan Technological University to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ("FERPA"). FERPA affords ...

A student's education record is protected by rights provided under a federal law called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA protects the ...

Recent campus incidents have highlighted the importance of effective communication among administrators, faculty, and staff, as well as between campus representatives and students, families, and ...