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The University of North Carolina Wilmington has routinely makes public certain information about its students. Typically, UNCW releases the names of students who are selected by the various honorary societies, receive scholarships, make the Dean’s List/Chancellor’s List, hold offices, or are members of athletic teams.
The University of North Carolina defines the term directory information to include the following information: the student’s name, college and major, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, dates of attendance, degrees earned, honors and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student.
Students who do not wish to have their directory information made public without their prior consent must complete a “Request To Prevent or Allow Disclosure of Directory Information” form in the Office of the Registrar.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA provides that a student may inspect his or her education records. If the student finds the records to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights, the student may request amendment to the record. FERPA also provides that a student’s personally identifiable information may not be released to someone else unless (1) the student has given a proper consent for disclosure or (2) provisions of FERPA or federal regulations issued pursuant to FERPA permit the information to be released without the student’s consent.
A student has the right to file a complaint at any time with the US Department of Education. However, it is expected that the student normally would exhaust the available administrative remedies for relief according to the university grievance procedures before filing such a complaint.
The university policy for the administration of student educational records is in accordance with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, also known as the Buckley Amendment or FERPA. This policy provides that the student has a right to access their student educational records maintained by the university or any department or unit within the university. The policy also protects the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in student records. Except to the extent allowed by applicable law, personally identifiable information contained in a student educational record will not be disclosed. A copy of the university policy dealing with the privacy of student educational records is maintained by the university registrar. Each member of the faculty should be thoroughly familiar with this policy and comply with its provisions.
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