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2013 Issues

Policy Digest observes a twice-monthly publication schedule, with issues published on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month (except for in August, November, and December, when one issue will be published each month).

  • January 9: Year in Review, Information Safeguarding, Distance Education
  • January 23: Data Privacy Month Special Issue
  • February 13: E-FERPA, E-Learning Policy, Higher Education Redesign
  • February 27: Cybersecurity, Federally Funded Scientific Research
  • March 13: Security Conference, Open Education Week, E-Mail Privacy
  • March 27: Multi-Factor Authentication, Copyright, ECPA Reform
  • April 10: NIST Comments, MOOCs, Copyright Alert System
  • April 24: Security Conference, Video & Poster Contest, State Authorization

 

Upcoming Issues

  • May 8
  • May 22
  • June 12
  • June 26
  • July 10
  • July 24
  • August 14
  • September 11
  • September 25
  • October 9
  • November 6
  • November 20
  • December 11

2012 Issues

  • December 12: eText Policy Issues, Accessibility, Warrants for Cloud-based E-mail
  • November 14: EDUCAUSE 2012 Recorded Sessions, Cybersecurity, Accessibility
  • October 24: Privacy/Security, Orphan Works, Broadband
  • October 10: IAM at EDUCAUSE 2012, eTexts, New E-Learning Alliance
  • September 12: Accessibility, Technology Platforms, eTexts
  • August 8: The Election, Cybersecurity, USF
  • July 25: Analytics, Pell Grants for E-Learners, Privacy
  • July 11: USF Reform, Analytics, Science/Tech Policy Priorities
  • June 27: Top Policy Challenges, eText Pilot, Cybersecurity
  • June 13: Top 10 IT Issues, Financial Aid Fraud, Security Meeting Recap
  • May 30: Georgia State, Gig.U, and State Authorization
  • May 9: USF Reform, Research Data, State Authorization
  • April 25: P2P, Social Media, Cybersecurity
  • April 11: Big Data, Proposed .edu Changes, E-texts
  • March 28: Campus Policy, E-texts, Consumer Privacy
  • March 14: Consumer Data Privacy, FRPAA, Payroll Tax Legislation
  • March 1 Update: Higher Education Compliance Alliance Launched
  • February 22: Accessibility, State Authorization, "Adult" Domains
  • January 25: SOPA/PIPA Timeline, DQC National Data Summit, and USF Reform
  • January 11: 2011 Review, Identity Credentials, and More gTLDs

2011 Issues

  • December 14: Data Privacy Month, FERPA, and Online Piracy
  • November 16:  SOPA, Government Relations, and Net Neutrality
  • October 26: DMCA Exemption, Open Internet under Attack, and NFB/Penn State Resolution, and more
  • September 21: Washington's Tech Agenda, Google Accessibility, Cybersecurity Awareness, and more
  • August 24: Policy Discussions at EDUCAUSE 2011, Cloud Services, Data Privacy Legislation, Networking Initiatives, and more
  • July 13 (inaugural issue): State Authorization Regulations Overturned, Protect IP Act (PIPA), NSTIC, and more

 

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