Columbia University Ombuds Reports Healthy Increase in Visitor Traffic

Last week, Columbia University Ombuds Officer Joan C. Waters presented her annual report to the faculty senate. Although the report is not published, the Columbia Spectator provided this summary:

According to the report, Ombuds has seen a 69 percent visitor increase since April of 2014, and between April 2017 and March 2018, 73 percent of visits were at Morningside, and 63 percent were female.

The report additionally found that the top areas of stress across the University were financial issues, faculty unresponsiveness, medical leaves of absence, and housing issues, among others. Ninety-nine percent of all visitors surveyed said they trusted the office to maintain confidentiality and would refer others to the service.

(Columbia Spectator.)

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