Case name: Frishberg v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, et al., No. 8:24-cv-22 (M.D. Fla. 04/11/24).
Case name: Frishberg v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, et al., No. 8:24-cv-22 (M.D. Fla. 04/11/24).
As Georgia's Morehouse College celebrated women's history this March, the 157-year-old men's historically Black college, which has illustrious alumni such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee, Julian Bond, and Sen. Raphael Warnock, recognized some of the women who played a vital role in the institution's contemporary success. Among those is Dr. Nina Gilbert, Executive Director of the Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education (MCEE).
COLUMBUS, OHIO — It wasn’t a surprise that an AACRAO session about FERPA would draw a double room, or that the space would quickly fill up during this year's conference. But what might qualify as a surprise was the angle of the speaker, Dr. Kimberly Barber, University Registrar at Florida State University.
Recently a registrar sent me an e-mail. She asked whether the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act required colleges to keep records of any disclosures that her office makes. Her college's attorney had just requested to see a past student's records. The registrar wondered whether she should get an official letter requesting the records and whether that letter, if needed, should include a reason for the disclosure.
Case name: Letter re: Park City School District, No. 08-23-1193 (OCR 03/20/24).
COLUMBUS, OHIO – There are a lot of misconceptions about artificial intelligence and how to best use it in your job, but one of the biggest is also the easiest to dispel, according to K.R. Drake, Associate Registrar at New York University.
Case name: Letter re: Denton Independent School District, No. 06-19-5002 (OCR 04/11/24).
When Nate Shalev navigated their previous jobs, they found themselves constantly having to train their supervisors and colleagues on trans inclusion. They decided to pivot — embracing the opportunity to launch a career based on advocacy. Now an inclusivity speaker and advisor at Revel Impact, they help organizations examine their biases and implement education and policies that make all members feel safe.
Case name: Letter re: Muskegon Area Library District, No. 15-23-4039 (OCR 09/19/23).
A veteran nursing educator, Dr. Patty Knecht now uses her position in the corporate world to address the imminent nursing shortage. In an article published in The Hill last fall, she wrote that by 2025 the United States will have a six-figure shortfall in the number of nurses needed for direct patient care. With approximately 100,000 nurses having left the profession due to pandemic burnout, a significant influx of new nurses entering the healthcare workforce is needed.