University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: August 2025

Student privacy made simple: New resources from the Office of the Registrar

Several new and improved resources from the Office of the Registrar (RO) have been implemented to help the University of Wisconsin–Madison community better understand the federal law governing student record privacy. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended – commonly known as FERPA – governs the privacy of student education records, …