July 15,1998 number 1833
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Office of the University Registrar	Campus Box 2100, Hanes Hall The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2100

MEMORANDUM
 

TO:	Dean's Directors and Department Chairs
FROM:	David Lanier,  University Registrar
SUBJECT:	Amended FERPA Policy

      As you know the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act governs access to, and release of, personally identifiable information in student education records. Recently, the University has amended its FERPA policy in accordance with new federal regulations. The text of the policy and the federal regulations are now available on the world wide web at:

http://RegWeb.unc.edu/official/FERPA/

        To reach this site via the University's homepage, first select Campus Sites and Services, then select Academic and Administrative, Units. The Registrar's web page can be located under Registrar, and, to call up FERPA information, select Official Documents on the Registrar's web page.

        Please share this information with your faculty, staff and students.