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Join InCommon Virtual Working Group Meetings, May 20-21
May 17, 2013 | Valerie M. Vogel
IAM Online, the monthly webinar series sponsored by InCommon, Internet2, and EDUCAUSE, has scheduled a special series of virtual working group meetings, May 20–21, 2013, to showcase key identity and access management (IAM) tools and services. During these "open house" meetings,...

House Cmte. Passes Bill on Higher Ed. Data Transparency
May 16, 2013 | Jarret Cummings
On a bipartisan voice vote that took place in record time yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce approved sending the "Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act" (HR 1949) to the full House for consideration. The bill calls for...

The Student Unit Record System Returns?
May 13, 2013 | Jarret Cummings
As reported today in Inside Higher Ed, the Wyden-Rubio, and now Warner (D-VA), "Student Right to Know Before You Go Act" has shifted from its early stage concept of knitting together the state longitudinal data systems (SLDSs), built over the last several years via federal grants, into a...

SHEEO State Authorization Resources Updated
May 10, 2013 | Jarret Cummings
Sharmila Mann, a senior policy analyst at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association, issued the following announcement this week on SHEEO's freshly updated state authorization resources, including its guide to the authorization regulations, processes, and contacts for...

ED Kicks Off Information Management Week with a Data Privacy Panel
May 7, 2013 | Rodney Petersen
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer kicked off Information Management Week (May 7-9, 2013) with a keynote panel discussion on "Big Data, Small Data, Apps & Analytics:  Can We Transform Education Without Sacrificing Privacy?"  CPO Kathleen...
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