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...Despite Ehrenreich??€™s success stories, several workers have criticized the office’s undefined role and lack of power within in the University...
...ombudsman’s office must not become an obstacle to such communication by requiring conflicting groups to seek mediation. Encouraging free and fair debate is a key component of the University’s mission—and direct, vocal argument is an integral form of debate. Ehrenreich??€™s office must be a resource, not a filter—providing advice for those who ask, without compelling any disputing party to halt direct communication and seek mediation instead...
...willing to accept his proposals as fair. By unilaterally appointing a professor as ombudsman, the administration risks undermining the impartiality and thus legitimacy of the arbitrator’s position. To avoid conflicts of interest, the ombudsman should be an outsider who has no personal stake in the University. Ehrenreich??€™s position as a tenured faculty member could make students and employees wary of his ties to the already powerful University administration—making them less likely to come to him with disputes or to accept his proposed solutions as fair and impartial. The ombudsman would have...
...present, the ombudsman’s function is only vaguely defined. There are no guidelines for Ehrenreich??€™s specific day-to-day responsibilities or procedures for mediation. As soon as possible, he must carve out a meaningful role for the ombudsman amidst the maelstrom of disputes swirling among members of the University community. Creating a well-defined niche for impartial, informal conflict resolution will provide a great benefit to the Harvard community—and given the number of clashing ideas on campus, the ombudsperson’s office may soon need reinforcements...
...University-wide office will be staffed with a professional conflict resolution expert and overseen by a faculty committee. While it will not replace ombuds offices at a number of Harvard’s schools, Ehrenreich??€™s will provide a central resource and report back to the administration about general patterns that deserve University-wide response...
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