Ithaca College Plans for New Ombuds

At a faculty council meeting this week, the provost for the private liberal arts college in central New York announced a plan to hire an Ombuds. Previously, Ithaca College had a Faculty Ombuds that served as an advocate for the faculty. The announcement implied that the Ombuds role be revised.

According to The Ithican,

New Ombudsperson

Provost Melanie Stein announced that the college will be hiring a new ombudsperson in order to improve relations between the faculty and the administration. An ombudsperson is usually a person responsible for investigating and resolving complaints in a corporate or non-profit setting.

The previous ombudsperson for the college was Sue-Je Gage, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, who died in May 2020. Stein said this left the community in a difficult place. However, the need for an ombudsperson remained. Stein announced that she has created a draft surrounding what the role of a new ombudsperson would be.

No other details have been made public by the college. (The Ithican.)

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