Western Michigan University Reopens Ombuds Office

Dr. Thomas Bailey will reopen office immediately and serve as university ombudsman on a half-time basis through December 2007. The office has been closed since June, when the last ombudsman retired and University officials opted not to appoint a replacement. Bailey is a professor of English and environmental studies, and had been WMU ombuds from 1994 to 1999. Bailey was also president of the University and College Ombudsman Association (UCOA) in 1999. (WMU News.)