̽»¨Â¥

Watercolor World Map

Organizational Membership

Connect to the world of higher education

With ̽»¨Â¥ membership you'll be connected to more than 11,000 members from institutions around the world. Facilitate your professional development by attending discounted meetings, gaining complimentary subscriptions to our College & University journal and more.

Why should you join? State higher education coordinating boards, higher education associations, accrediting bodies and international ministries of education and more can collaborate with our members and lend their voices to discussions about practices in the field. 

Annual Membership Price: $710

Requirements: YOU MUST BE A PUBLIC SECTOR AND/OR A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION WHOSE INTERESTS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO ̽»¨Â¥.  

Develop Professionally

Organizational Membership - Professional Development


Professional Competencies

Work on your skills like change management, technical knowledge and professional development and contributions to the field. We have the tools for you.

Online Learning

Strategic enrollment management. Admissions & recruitment. Transfer & articulation.  Ì½»¨Â¥ regularly partners with organizations to hold joint discussions. No matter what your focus is, our webinars are loved by our members, and can raise the profile of your work. 

Take the next step in your career

̽»¨Â¥'s Career Navigator is a wealth of job postings and resources for training. 

Gain Recognition

Intl Students - Recognition


Get Published

̽»¨Â¥'s professional journals College & University and SEM Quarterly are always accepting articles and have a wide circulation base.

Research Opportunities

Leverage the expertise of our over 11,000 members and contribute to one of the premier sources of practice related research within the global higher education community. 

Join a committee

Do work you're passionate about, with support and mentoring from fellow members. From Caucuses to specialized topics, it's all one community, no matter where in the world your institution is located. 


̽»¨Â¥_Connect_logo_final_transparentbkg

̽»¨Â¥'s bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter

Ask the FERPA Professors

Jun 23, 2025, 14:25 PM
legacy id :
Summary : The professors answer questions regarding the timing of annual notification to students, specifically for part-of-term and other rolling registration cases.
Url :

Dear FERPA Professors,

I wanted to request your feedback or any suggestions on the timing of our annual notification to students.  We have several part-of-term and enrolled students who could best be described as registering on an almost rolling basis. 

At the university, we have established a notice that is sent to every student as they register, which includes several consumer notices. The first one on the list is FERPA. It provides a brief introduction and a link to our university's FERPA page, which contains all the necessary information for students. Given that students register at various times, I wanted to confirm with you that this would satisfy our required annual notification. 

We have drafted a more comprehensive email that we anticipate sending at the beginning of each long semester, as that is when most of our students begin. Would you encourage this, given that it won’t reach all students? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Reg Rolling


Dear Reg Rolling,

The University's means of notifying students of their FERPA rights appears to meet the notification requirements of FERPA. This is because you notify all incoming students of these rights at the time they register at the University. 

Because FERPA requires that this notice be done at least annually, you would also want to do the general notification you mention at the beginning of each long semester to those students who are now in attendance at the University. You can review the annual notice requirements at § 99.7 of the FERPA regulations.

I hope this is helpful in answering your questions.  You can find the above-cited regulation starting on page 155 of the  .

The FERPA Professor

Want the Professor to come to your campus? Visit our FERPA compliance training page.

̽»¨Â¥ members, send your questions to the FERPA Professor at communications@aacrao.org.
Categories :
  • FERPA
Tags :
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • FERPA
  • FERPA Professor
  • privacy
Related people

Build Connections

International Membership - Build Connections


Attend a event

Our meetings, workshops, and international institutes are designed instruct, educate and foster collaboration between professionals and institutions. Find one that works for you.

Learn More

Member Only Benefits

AACCRAO_Transcript-purple

̽»¨Â¥'s weekly e-newsletter delivering policy and industry news

Member Login Required

Questions? Contact us at membership@aacrao.org or (202) 355-1040