Registrars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a key role in ensuring an active and ongoing infusion of FERPA knowledge and compliance, writes Harrison P. Johnson in the latest College & University. His article, Promoting FERPA in HBCU Environments: The Registrar’s Role, is part of a year-long C&U series celebrating 50 Years of FERPA. Johnson discusses Black Cultural Activism in higher education and FERPA, the importance of ongoing and practical conversations with leadership across student services divisions, level-setting and developing personnel on FERPA law, and identifying FERPA-administrative authority.
The registrar’s integration of FERPA-safe practices and education within the institutional culture will prove to be paramount to the safeguarding of student records in a nurturing and familiar environment, Johnson wrote.
In another 50 Years of FERPA article, Sara Sullivan, Julie Fell, Kathryn Stoltenberg, and Jessica Alberhasky share how the University of Iowa (UI) established a FERPA team (UI-FT). The authors discuss how their team’s structure “supports a flexible framework with clear expectations to produce effective results.” From building a shared email box to offering cross-campus training to developing a consistent review process, the UI-FT is committed to educating their campus–and others–about FERPA.
For more information about submitting an article on FERPA or other topics to C&U, contact Managing Editor Heather Zimar.
Other articles in Vol. 99, Issue 1 of C&U include:
- Choosing a Major: How the Experiences of African American and Latino Males Influence Retention and Persistence by Yosayra F. Solano
- GPA Fixation: Performance Mindset during the Sophomore Year, A Qualitative Study by Amml Hussein
- Interview with Jerry Lucido by Christopher W. Tremblay
- Understanding the European Baccalaureate and the European Schools: A Unique College Preparatory Program by Pierre Debaty
- Bridging the Silos: Strengthening Connections Between the Central Registrar and Decentralized Academic Units by Emily Tallant
- Engaging Student Employee Development with Microcredentials by Rebecca Jones and Ashely Hildebrandt
- Review of: Unintended Consequences of Internationalization in Higher Education: Comparative International Perspectives on the Impacts of Policy and Practice by Staci Bernhard
- Review of: 14 Rules for Admissions Screening in Higher Ed: An Antidote to Bias by Jennifer McClure
- Review of: The College Stress Test: Tracking Institutional Futures Across a Crowded Market by Stephen Handel
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