In January, Claire Dalle Molle, Assistant Director of Data Privacy & Transparency in the Office of Compliance, joined us to discuss data privacy, which included Data Privacy Week, ways faculty and staff can practice data privacy, and FERPA-approved productivity tools.
7 ways to practice data privacy for employees: Do you know how to apply privacy principles at work? While Wisconsin doesn’t have a comprehensive state privacy law, data privacy is still important to our institution, our employees, and our students. Take a moment to review the privacy principles (based on the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation) and discover ways to implement them quickly.
FERPA-approved productivity tools: Some student data, such as name, UW–Madison email, and major, is directory information and may be released unless the student has requested it be suppressed. However, other student data exceeds directory information and is classified as restricted institutional data. To protect the privacy and security of this data, UW–Madison provides enterprise tools for collecting, using, or storing both directory and restricted student data. A DoIT article summarizing the information is also available.
Data Privacy Week: While Data Privacy Week 2026 has passed, it is always the right time to raise awareness about privacy and data protection, and how they affect us as employees and citizens. Find information about FERPA, read about privacy and security considerations for remote work, and connect with privacy experts.