It is important for students to understand and be aware of their privacy rights and their limits of their rights.

In general, the university does not release [personal identifiable information] to third parties without students’ consent, although there are some exceptions.

What the university has done is set a clear policy to respect the privacy of all of its members with respect to their electronic communications. It’s making a blanket policy that we’re not going to...

Every citizen has a right to inspect public record. However, any information related to students is considered an educational record that belongs to the student, which is not considered a public record.