Adolfo Ibáñez University Appoints First Ombuds

Francisca Rengifo has been selected as first Ombuds for Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, a private university in Santiago, Chile. According to a press release from UAI, Rengifo will confidentially, independently, impartially, and informally help any member of the university with a concern about harassment or discrimination. She says that her fundamental mission is to promote a culture of respect, greater equity in university relations, contribute to solve informally conflicts between teachers, students and administrators, through mediation or conciliation. The position was created as part of a new university protocol on harassment and gender equality adopted late last year.

Rengifo is a professor of Political History in UAI's School of Government. Her research focuses on the relationship between the family and the State, studying the civil rights of women and marriage, as well as the extension of social rights from state policies and their impact on families. She earned her PhD from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (UAI Noticias; Bio.)

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