July 01, 2020

K-State President Promises Student Ombuds

In a statement yesterday, Richard Myers, President of Kansas State University, committed to creating a Student Ombudsperson Office. Myers was responding to the local Black Lives Matter protest, #BlackAtKState, and promised multiple other action steps. The campus already has an Ombuds Office for faculty and unclassified professionals, including administrators university. 

Details about the new Student Ombuds, including a timetable, have not been released. Here's a portion of Myers' statement:
Toward creating a more inclusive K-State, we commit to the following action steps.
Student-Related Action Steps:
  1. Create a Student Ombudsperson Office in collaboration between the Provost, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and Vice President for Student Life to advocate for students experiencing a campus climate concern.
(K-State Announcement; K-State Ombuds.)

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