The Consequence of Accepting Government Funding

Maybe Hillsdale College is onto something more important than I once previously imagined.

In a new regulation based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, that some are calling "bizarre," [University of Iowa] officials say using a student's name could be a violation of privacy.
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The issue is that class lists and course schedules are not considered directory information, which is public, and therefore must be kept private under FERPA. This means professors aren't supposed to reveal a student's name to third parties, including other students in the same class, unless it's been OK'd with the student.

Story here.