“I am really happy to learn that the president has appointed Lynne Olson as the next faculty ombudsman,” said Tim Gerber, secretary of University Senate. “She brings an extensive track record of supporting faculty and promoting the principles of academic freedom and responsibility that we all embrace. I think the faculty will see her appointment as very good news.”
Rall was the first and only Faculty Ombudsman at OSU, as the position was established at Ohio State in 2010 in order to have someone to deal with faculty concerns. He worked with 130 faculty members on various issues during his three years.
Ohio State’s Faculty Ombudsman is a member of the International Ombudsman Association, which means that when dealing with those problems, Olson must work with a few main principles in mind.
Those include confidentiality — conversations with the ombudsman are kept quiet to the extent of the law; informality — such conversations simply involve giving suggestions or advice; independence — although the ombudsman reports directly to the Faculty Council, he/she does not represent any university office or individual; and impartiality — when mediating or advising, that person must remain entirely unbiased, not choosing any side of an argument.
“I think the faculty need to think of the ombudsman as a resource, to be a place where hopefully they would feel comfortable talking about issues,” Olson said. “Whether it’s just to blow off steam or because whether they want an opinion on whether their perception is correct and needs to be looked at by some other body… and understand very clearly that the position is not one of advocacy for either the individual faculty member or the administration, that it’s a confidential, impartial, informal way to just get some input.”
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