What should faculty know about communicating with students via email?
Several FAQs have established that email is neither secure nor private. While it is common that faculty and students will discuss sensitive issues via email, such as grades, advisory issues, or academic progress, both parties should be aware of protections afforded to them and the risks of such communication At Duke, the University Registrar has enacted policies concerning the release of student-identifiable information, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Every faculty member should be aware of that policy and whether students have waived their right to privacy. At Duke that policy is available at http://www.registrar.duke.edu/registrar/studentpages/student/ferpa.htm. UNC has a similar policy, available at http://regweb.oit.unc.edu/resources/index.php. Email correspondence to and from students, if made or received by faculty members or administrators for their own use and not shown to others, falls outside the definition of “education records,” acco
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