AI vendors are being deployed in schools and universities on standard commercial terms that don't satisfy FERPA's school official exception. The four contract provisions every institution needs before the next EdTech contract is signed.
AI governance in education is no longer a future concern. Policy framework, privacy posture, procurement standards. The infrastructure every university needs operational before AI deployment scales further across courses.
Universities that institutionalized AI risk assessment operate with clarity. Those that haven't are absorbing risk they can't yet see — vendor IP exposure, FERPA breaches, accreditation challenges, hallucination liability.
University crisis communications operates under FERPA, Title IX, Title VI, the Clery Act, accreditor relationships, and a twelve-constituency map. The eight higher-ed archetypes, the federal regulatory layer, pre-approved holding statements, and the AI engine layer.