The Yeworkwha Belachew Center for Dialogue
The Yeworkwha Belachew Center for Dialogue at Oberlin College (YBCD) promotes social change through conflict transformation, mediation, community building, and dialogue. The Office of the Ombudsperson coordinates and manages the activities of the center.
A design team consisting of students, faculty, and staff conceived and developed the center during a five-month period beginning in December 2000. In fall 2001, the Oberlin College Dialogue Center (OCDC) opened expanding the capacity of the ombudsperson to provide mediation and dialogue facilitation services to the campus.