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I am learning so much each time we communicate." /><div class="panopoly-spotlight-wrapper"></div></div><div id="panopoly-spotlight-3" class="panopoly-spotlight"><img class="openberkeley-widgets-spotlight-full" src="https://staffombuds.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/openberkeley_widgets_spotlight_full/public/general/quote_4_0.png?itok=clxNnV0S" width="1140" height="560" alt="I always feel so much more empowered and confident after speaking with your team - thank you." /><div class="panopoly-spotlight-wrapper"></div></div><div id="panopoly-spotlight-4" class="panopoly-spotlight"><img class="openberkeley-widgets-spotlight-full" src="https://staffombuds.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/openberkeley_widgets_spotlight_full/public/general/quote_5_0.png?itok=s2hEpuAi" width="1140" height="560" alt="The Ombudsperson]聽helped me sort through options I wouldn鈥檛 have thought of or considered and was so supportive and empathetic" /><div class="panopoly-spotlight-wrapper"></div></div><div id="panopoly-spotlight-5" class="panopoly-spotlight"><img class="openberkeley-widgets-spotlight-full" src="https://staffombuds.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/openberkeley_widgets_spotlight_full/public/general/quote_6_0.png?itok=RTrY2YzQ" width="1140" height="560" alt="The Ombudsperson] made me comfortable as a person of color. 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