With our “Interesting Reads” blog posts, the EDUCAUSE Policy Office highlights recent articles on federal policy issues and developments that are directly relevant to members or provide insights on higher education policy in general.
- “Congress Starts to Get Serious About Online Privacy,” New York Times, February 6, 2016 (concerns ECPA reform)
- “New WCET Distance Ed Enrollment Report Shows Continued Growth,” WCET, February 8, 2016
- “White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) Includes Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign, Creation of Federal Privacy Council,” Inside Privacy, February 9, 2016
- “Can Alexander and Murray recapture bipartisan magic to pass higher education legislation?” Washington Post, February 10, 2016 (concerns Higher Education Act reauthorization, legislation to pursue this year in lieu of reauthorization)
- “Opinion: $19 billion alone won't fix Washington's cybersecurity problem,” The Christian Science Monitor, February 10, 2016
- “Obama announces his intent to nominate John B. King Jr. to officially take the role of education secretary,” Washington Post, February 11, 2016
- “Security, Transparency Clash at UC,” Inside Higher Ed, February 11, 2016 (concerns faculty response to network monitoring)
EDUCAUSE Policy tracks and analyzes the issues likely to have the greatest impact on higher education IT and works with members to inform public and campus policy development.