University of Minnesota Restaffs Office for Conflict Resolution

Adepeju ('Peju) O. Solarin was appointed the Director of the Office for Conflict Resolution at the U of M in April 2024 and Max Markin joined as Assistant Director in September. Together, they provide Ombuds and related services to serves faculty, staff, and student workers. Meanwhile, finn j. schneider continues as University Ombud and Director of the similarly-named but separate Student Conflict Resolution Center. (UMN OCR.)

Solarin comes to the position after serving as the Chief Collaboration Officer at the Minnesota Cooperative Conflict Collaborative (M3C), as a Respect Facilitator for #RespectDoula Crisis & Conflict Consulting, and as a provider of third-party arbitration through the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. Solarin earned a Bachelor's and Masters from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and a PhD from Albert Ludwig’s University, with a post-graduate fellowship at Harvard Law School. (LinkedIn.)

Prior to joining the OCR, Markin worked in private family mediation as a divorce mediator and business strategist. Markin also graduated from the University of Minnesota and earned an MSEd from Brooklyn College. (LinkedIn.)

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