BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Association of College and University Attorneys - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Association of College and University Attorneys X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dev.nacua.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Association of College and University Attorneys REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T131500 DTSTAMP:20260424T084540 CREATED:20260309T195715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172501Z UID:41043-1685448000-1685452500@dev.nacua.org SUMMARY:What General Counsel Need to Know About Ombuds DESCRIPTION:Webinar\n\nNavigating Title VI in 2026: Practical Guidance for Higher Education\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\n\nMore and more institutions of higher education are creating ombuds offices on campus. Their unique roles are sometimes not fully understood or effectively leveraged to complement formal resolution channels. \n\n\n\nPlease join NACUA and cooperating organization\, the International Ombuds Association\, for a complimentary overview of the practice of organizational ombuds\, including:  \n\n\n\n\nDiscussion on the role of ombuds on campus\, \n\n\n\nHow ombuds and general counsel can work together effectively\, and\n\n\n\nThe role of campus ombuds in risk management at institutions of higher education.\n\n\n\n\nThis complimentary webinar\, which will not offer CLE credit\, will be a useful primer leading up to our Annual Conference session titled\, Embracing Conflict: Ombuds as Strategic Allies for Campus Counsel\, which will feature a more in-depth discussion of how the Office of General Counsel can effectively interface with the institution’s Ombuds.  \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend? \n\n\n\nThis webinar will be of interest to in-house and outside counsel to colleges and universities\, senior institutional leadership\, and current ombuds at colleges and universities. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Deborah W. Frey\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deborah W. Frey\n Chief Investigator \n University of Pennsylvania \n \n \n \n \nDeborah W. Frey is the Chief Investigator for the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion and Associate General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Frey formerly served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\, where she led a wide variety of investigations and litigation matters\, including resolution of complaints of discrimination based on race\, age\, disability\, and other federally protected classes.   \n\n\n\nPrior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office\, Ms. Frey worked at two large international law firms for 14 years\, defending corporations and individuals in healthcare fraud\, securities fraud\, and other white collar criminal matters. Ms. Frey holds a BA in History from Northwestern University and a JD from American University\, Washington College of Law.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Tami Strickman\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tami Strickman\n Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director \n University of Michigan \n \n \n \n \nTami Strickman serves as Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director of the University of Michigan’s Equity\, Civil Rights and Title IX Office.   \n\n\n\nIn this leadership role\, she focuses on advancing a campus environment free of discrimination and harassment through policy\, educational programs and organizational structures that are trauma-informed and in accordance with federal laws and regulations.   \n\n\n\nSince joining U-M in 2020\, she has increased institutional resources focused on prevention and response\, served on a variety of campus committees and created key alliances with the Flint and Dearborn campuses to address misconduct across the institution.  \n\n\n\nShe has more than a decade of experience in matters involving allegations of discrimination under Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964\, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In 2016\, she founded an alliance of Title IX administrators within the Big Ten Conference where members continue to connect and discuss issues\, practices and policies related to Title IX.  \n\n\n\nPrior to joining U-M\, Strickman served as associate to the chancellor for institutional equity and Title IX coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was a prosecutor in Chicago for 14 years.  \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n\n\n\nTimeSession Topic12:00 P.M. ETIntroductionWhat is an ombuds and how does one become an ombuds?How does the ombuds role differ from that of the office of general counsel or human resources?Discussion of a hypothetical scenario The importance of structure1:15 P.M. ETConclusion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Recording\n\n\n\nMembers who purchase the Live Webinar will receive access to the Post-Event Recording in the Online Learning Center at no additional charge. Non-members will not have post-event access to the recording or the materials and should plan to download materials during the live webinar. \n\n\n\nIf you are a member and couldn’t attend live\, the event recording will be available for purchase in our Online Learning Center. The recording may be replayed at any time\, but may not be copied\, posted\, or otherwise distributed within or outside of the institution\, organization\, or firm. The license entitles the purchaser to replay the recording at one campus or at one location of any organization or firm. You can purchase the Post-Event Recording here. \n\n\n\n\nPurchase Recording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCooperating Associations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNACUA Annual Conference\n\n\n\nJoin us in the Music City June 29 – July 2 to connect\, learn\, and lead alongside higher education attorneys shaping policy\, practice\, and impact nationwide together. \n\n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://dev.nacua.org/event/what-general-counsel-need-to-know-about-ombuds/ CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.nacua.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5-30-23-webinar-header-image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR