The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords eligible students certain rights with respect to their education records. An "eligible student" under FERPA is a student who is either 18 years of age or older or one who is enrolled in a postsecondary institution. Students' rights under FERPA include: 1) the right to inspect and review their education record, 2) the right to request amendment of their education record if they believe it is inaccurate or misleading, and, 3) the right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally identifiable information from a student's education record, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
One of the exceptions to the release of student information is "Directory Information." Under FERPA, the University may, at its discretion, disclose Directory Information without a student's consent. Directory Information includes student name; address and telephone (local and home); place of birth; major field of study; dates of attendance; class level; full-time/part-time status; participation in officially recognized organizations, activities, and sports; academic awards, honors; degree/s conferred including dates; previous institutions attended; weight and height of members of athletic teams; student's Duquesne University email address.
Students are to use the "Answer a Survey" link on the Student Profile tile menu in the Duquesne Portal (under Personal Information) to request nondisclosure of Directory Information. Parents and other third parties must use the Parent Portal to request access to their student's education record.