Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., speaks at a roundtable with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to discuss the impact of the semiconductor chip shortage at UAW Region 1A office in Taylor, Michigan, on Nov. 29, 2021. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP / Getty Images)
The bill would replace the Education Department's institutional-level data collection with a new system that collects information at the individual level.
In a letter to the incoming administration, a group of companies stressed the importance of technology to facilitate high-quality learning, the need for additional funding, professional development…
Students, staff and faculty were notified earlier this year that a malicious actor had accessed sensitive data, prompting an upgrade to multi-factor authentication.
Data has guided many universities though the pandemic, but a majority of students still don't trust their institutions to keep their information private.
A new Educause survey found that concerns of internet access, data protection and online accessibility were at the top of students' minds even before the pandemic hit.
A spokesperson said leaving a spreadsheet with personal information accessible to those outside the university's contact tracing team was a "regrettable error."