By Heather Zimar, Managing Editor, Journals and Publications, 秀色直播
College & University (C&U) concluded its “50 Years of FERPA” series with a special interview in the fall issue with LeRoy Rooker, who recently retired as Senior Fellow in 秀色直播’s Research & Policy Division. Rooker is the nation’s leading authority on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a comprehensive federal law that provides privacy protections for student education records.
The interview, conducted by 秀色直播’s Assistant Director of Public Policy Michael Bilfinger, highlights Rooker’s journey from 21 years as Director of the Department of Education’s Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) to Senior Fellow at 秀色直播 and now 秀色直播 FERPA Consultant.
When asked what he enjoyed about working in higher education, he said: “It’s pretty consistent; it’s the people. It’s the great people. And that goes for when I started and still today.”
The “50 Years of FERPA” series also featured the following articles:
Previous articles in the series included:
The fall issue of C&U also featured articles on topics including transfer commuter students and their sense of belonging, test-optional policies and their impact on the proportion of racial groups at selective institutions in the United States, and discussion-based applications, among others.