Knowledge Is Power: What Higher Education Institutions Must Know About GDPR Compliance Risk

Colleges and universities manage and generate a wealth of data, from personally identifiable information about students and faculty to intellectual property used in courses and research and development. The leadership teams at most higher learning institutions understand that their data is a target for malicious hackers; however, many are only just beginning to understand the extent of the risks they may face due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This article offers GDPR guidance for U.S. colleges and universities and provides three examples of GDPR danger zones that may expose them to GDPR compliance risk, including hefty fines.