[EL] Santorum's term paper

[Jennifer Steen]

Rick et al.,

I know that the election law field generally does not cover FERPA, but can any of you tell me why it is is OK for Santorum's former professor to provide his term paper to a reporter?  The date on that paper is 1980 and FERPA was enacted in 1974.

I admit to finding the quote entertaining, but I am more than a little troubled by the release of a student's coursework without his permission.

Thanks,
Jennifer


Jennifer A. Steen

Assistant Professor of Political Science
School of Government, Politics and Global Studies
Arizona State University


From: Rick Hasen [mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:01 PM
To: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: [EL] Texas interim maps out/more news

Quote of the Day<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30694>
Posted on February 28, 2012 10:49 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30694> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"If present trends continue, one can safely predict PACs will play an increasingly significant role in the election of candidates and consequently their performance in office."

-Rick Santorum college term paper, posted by TNR<http://www.tnr.com/sites/default/files/SantorumCollegeEssay.pdf>.  (More on Santorum's college years in this article at The New Republic<http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/101101/rick-santorum-college-liberal-conservative>.<http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/101101/rick-santorum-college-liberal-conservative>)
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