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News & Media Coverage

• 24 April 2020: Video Update from the IOA President
  We remain dedicated to you.

• May-June 2020: What Happens When an Employee Calls the Ombudsman?
  By Charles L. Howard, Harvard Business Review
  
  
• 27 February 2020: Guide Addresses Inappropriate Conference Behavior
  Exhibit City News
   
• 14 February 2020: Is a Conference Ombuds Program Right For Your Association? 
  AssociationsNow
  
  
• 2 December 2019: INSIGHT: Avoid Being a Whistleblower With Safe Place Ombudsman Programs 
  Op-ed article by IOA Executive Director Chuck Howard 
  
  
• 15 July 2019: IOA Releases a New Video
  One of the greatest challenges ombuds face is trying to explain our work and why it is so important. IOA has been hard at work producing new messages to help members like you spread the word about the value ombuds provide to the people, organizations, and communities we serve around the world. Watch the video below to see how we are telling our story in a new way.
   

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• May 2019: The Modern Ombuds Communications Toolkit
  The Ombuds Communications Toolkit (member login required for access) will help ombuds deliver effective messages to different audiences.

Press Releases

• 23 June 2020: New Studies Recommend Ombuds Programs for Protecting Victims of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
• 5 February 2020: IOA Introduces Guide for Engaging Ombuds Services for Conferences and Professional Events
• 13 August 2019:  IOA Announces Inaugural Executive Director
• 12 June 2019:  IOA Commitment Statement in Support of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education
• 28 January 2019:  Harvard Forum: Ombuds a Corporate Best Practice for #MeToo Era
  
  

Statements & Memorandums

• 24 June 2021: IOA Submits Written Comments in Support of Two Title IX Regulation Amendmentsthat Preserve Effectiveness of Organizational Ombuds on College Campuses
• IOA Memo, 22 October 2020: Recission of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Clery Act Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting
• IOA Memo, 8 June 2020: IOA Guidance Concerning COVID-19 and Contact Tracing
• IOA Comment, 30 January 2019: Letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos, Comment on FR Doc# 2018-25314

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