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How Should Colleges Ask About Students’ Sexual Orientation?, Tammy R. Johnson
How Should Colleges Ask About Students’ Sexual Orientation?, Tammy R. Johnson
Admissions Faculty Research
In recent years, there has been increasing interest among admission officers regarding the identification of LGBT students on campus. Reliable statistics about LGBT populations on campuses across the country are all but non-existent, and many progressive institutions are aiming to remedy that problem. It is a growing concern: How can schools provide outreach and support (and increase retention rates) for LGBT students if this at-risk population continues to be invisible? Likewise, LGBT campus groups are almost uniformly in favor of collecting reliable data that will document the presence of LGBT students on campus, which would help these groups advocate more …
Ferpa: To Release Or Not To Release – That Is The Question, Sonja G. Cantrell
Ferpa: To Release Or Not To Release – That Is The Question, Sonja G. Cantrell
Admissions Faculty Research
FERPA is also referred to as the Buckley Amendment, which was originally created in 1974, and named after one of the proponents of the law, former New York Senator James. In my university’s Registrar’s Office, we receive requests to release non-directory student information almost daily, such as student class schedules or the grade received in a certain class. Requests come from a range of sources, including prospective employers, family members of elderly alumni, branches of the military, subpoena by courts or attorneys, and organizations seeking membership. Nevertheless, wherever these requests are generated, employees in my field must follow FERPA law …