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April 28, 2017

ENOHE Announces Agenda for 2017 Annual Conference

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The European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education has announced the agenda for its 13th Annual Conference in Strasbourg, France on Jun...

Job Posting: U.S. Army Medical Command

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The large military hospital near Tacoma, WA is hiring an Ombudsman.  The position receives concerns about the Madigan Traumatic Brain Inj...
April 27, 2017

IOA Honors Two Distinguished Emeriti

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At its annual conference earlier this week, the International Ombudsman Association announced the recipients of its 2017 Distinguished Eme...

British Lawmaker and Activist Urges Creation of National Sports Ombuds

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Paralympian, parliamentarian, and BBC commentator, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson has completed a major independent report into athlete welfare ...

IOA Publishes Survey of Ombuds Practices

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The International Ombudsman Association has published a report on the current practices of its members.  Here's the summary posted by...

NPR Ombudsman Reports on Internal, Organizational Issue

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In a break from her usual role investigating listener complaints about news stories, National Public Radio's Ombudsman Elizabeth Jens...
April 26, 2017

IOA Board Elects 2017 Officers

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Today, at its 12th annual conference in Minneapolis, the International Ombudsman Association Board of the Directors selected its officers...
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April 22, 2017

Job Posting: Iowa State University

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ISU is hiring an Ombuds Officer to fill a position vacated by  Elaine Newell  , who opened the office in 2008. The Iowa State Ombuds rep...

Job Posting: Louisiana State University

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LSU has opened a search for an Ombudsperson to restart its shuttered office.  The  public university in Baton Rouge had an Ombuds program ...
April 19, 2017

Ombuds Head to Minneapolis for 2017 IOA Conference

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The International Ombudsman Association will convene its 12th annual conference April 21-23, 2017 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center...

Outreach Efforts Pay Off for University of Arizona Ombuds

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Caitlan Hendrickson , who became the the Ombuds Program Director at UA in November 2015, says that the number of visitors increased 156% i...

Meet the New Ombuds for Baylor College of Medicine

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Last October, the medical school named Laurel Hyle as its first Ombudsperson for students, trainees, faculty and staff.  “I’m enjoying b...
April 18, 2017

IOA Surveys Higher Education Ombuds Confidentiality for Clery Act & Title IX Matters

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The International Ombudsman Association's Government & Policy Committee has released survey data from over 120 academic Ombuds sho...

Survey Confirms Ombuds Report of Bullying at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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More than a third of its faculty have been bullied in the last three years according to a new survey by the Women in Science and Engineeri...

NYT Article -- Ombuds May Improve Sexual Harassment Reporting

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An article in last week's New York Times explored the reasons why women do not report workplace sexual harassment. "Only a quarte...

Meet Smith College's New Ombuds

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Michael Stephens  reopened the Ombuds Office at Smith College last fall.  He was recently interviewed by the campus newsletter and describ...
April 17, 2017

IOA 2016 Annual Report: Financial Success Supports New Programs

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In its latest annual report, the International Ombudsman Association says that revised financial strategies allowed its professional staff...

Call for Submissions: 2017 Journal of Cal Caucus

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The Journal of the California Caucus of College and University Ombuds is seeking scholarly articles for its 2017 edition. Articles should ...

Colloquium on Abrasive Conduct in Higher Ed 2017 Set for Cleveland

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The fifth annual conference focused on bullying at colleges and universities will be keynoted by  Mary Gentile, author of Giving Voice to ...
April 14, 2017

Job Posting: University of Kansas

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KU is accepting applications for its next University Ombuds.  The search will fill the position vacated by Kellie Harmon , who retired ear...