University of Kansas Names Interim Ombuds

KU has selected Dorris Mbogo as its Interim University Ombuds. Mbogo will serve in the part-time role while continuing as Director of Informal Resolution in KU's Office of Civil Rights & Title IX. She succeeds Ada Emmett, who retired earlier this year after nearly 25 years of service in the Ombuds Office and KU Libraries. The interim appointment follows a search limited to current university employees and is not expected to become a permanent position.

Mbogo joined the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2020 in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Academic Compliance and became part of the unified Office of Civil Rights & Title IX in 2023. In her current role, she oversees affirmative action programs and facilitates mediations and anti-discrimination training. Before joining KU, she served as an employee relations manager at the University of Colorado Hospital. Mbogo earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Argosy University and earned a PhD at Ashford University. (KU News.)

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