06/01/2026
FERPA turned 50 in 2024. The core law hasn't changed, but compliance looks nothing like it did in 1974—or even five years ago.
Back then, it meant locked filing cabinets and paper consent forms. Today, student records move through digital portals, cloud platforms, and third-party vendors—every handoff a potential disclosure event.
The institutions that struggle aren't ignoring FERPA. They're treating it as a legal checkbox rather than an operational responsibility.
Modern compliance requires visibility, auditability, control, and traceability. If your systems aren't supporting these four things, you're probably flying blind.
We've published a practical guide for registrars and compliance teams breaking down what FERPA actually protects, how digital workflows change the compliance picture, and what modern records infrastructure needs to support. Plus answers to 10 common FERPA questions you're probably asking.
👉 Read the full guide here: https://www.verif-y.com/post/what-is-ferpa