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This article addresses the tensions between the sense of responsibility that university administrators feel to protect student privacy with the requirement to be accountable and transparent to the public. This discussion is placed in the context of the history and purpose of post-secondary education.
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Poff, D.C. The Duty to Protect: Privacy and the Public University. Journal of Academic Ethics 1, 3–10 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025469622261
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