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- University of Northwestern conforms to the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended. This Act was designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish rights of students to inspect and review their educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through formal and informal hearings. Students have the right to file complaints with the Family Policy Compliance Office (under the U.S. Department of Education) concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with this Act.
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