University of West Georgia Confirms New Ombuds Director

Julia Farmer became the Director of Ombuds Services at UWG in January 2020 after previously serving as the Interim Faculty Ombuds. She succeeds University Ombuds Tahirih Varner. As the full-time director, Farmer serves all faculty, staff, and students (a total population of nearly 20,000), and practices to IOA standards.

Farmer moved into the position after a dozen years as a faculty member at UWG. She contiues as a Professor of Spanish. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College and earned her PhD from the University of California Berkeley. Last year, she completed a MS in conflict management at Kennesaw State University. (LinkedIn.)

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