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The IT Implications of Proposed FERPA Regulations

Session Details

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Regency AB (Ballroom Level)

Session Type: General Session

Speaker(s)

  • Frances Moran, Program Specialist, Family Policy Compliance Office, United States Department of Education
  • Barmak Nassirian, Associate Executive Director, External Relations, AACRAO
  • Margaret O'Donnell, Associate General Counsel for Policy and Compliance, The Catholic University of America
  • Rodney J. Petersen, Government Relations Officer and Director of Cybersecurity Initiative, EDUCAUSE

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to respond to changes in information technology, among other things. This session will provide an overview of the proposed rules, including the relationship of Social Security numbers and other personal identifiers to directory information, issues related to identification and authentication of identity, disclosure of education records and personal information to outsourced service providers, and recommendations for safeguarding education records.
 
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