The Ombuds Blog: Brandeis University Makes Ombuds Office Permanent

August 31, 2016

Brandeis University Makes Ombuds Office Permanent

Elena Lewis and Susan Parker have been appointed as the permanent University Ombuds for Brandeis. They take over from the initial trio of interim Ombuds, Elena Lewis, Erika Smith and Brian Koslowski. Smith and Lewis have been moved into new administrative positions at the university.

Parker retired in May after being a professor in the Mathematics Department for over two decades. She has served on several committees at at Brandeis and worked closely with the Student Support Services Program. She graduated from Harvard University and earned her PhD at Brandeis. (Brandeis Ombuds.)

Related post: Brandeis University to Create Ombuds Office; Brandeis University Names Interim Ombuds.

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August 31, 2016

Brandeis University Makes Ombuds Office Permanent

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