Have you ever thought about how different things would be if high level conflict resolution professionals were more involved in politics?  Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were in the political world?  If so, you’ll be interested in this piece in Politico that chronicles Gary Friedman’s dip into the waters … Continue reading Conflict Resolution Professionals as Politicians – Gary Friedman’s Experience →

Karen Tokarz has been awarded the Virgil Ethic of Service Award at Washington University for the mediation program she started with her mediation clinic students. As described by her colleague Robert Kuehn: The award was given to Karen and her Civil Rights & Mediation Clinic students for their work over the past year in addressing … Continue reading Tokarz Wins Major University Award →

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State is excited to have Alex Carter (Columbia) deliver the 4th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture on Wednesday April 7th at 6pm PT / 9pm ET.   As you presumably know, Alex’s book Ask for More is both a bestseller and quite good.  I believe that it adds … Continue reading Alex Carter to Deliver the Meyerson Lecture – Wednesday April 7th →

Yale law professor Judith Resnik has penned an op-ed calling for passage of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIRA).  That shouldn’t be a surprise based on her work on democratic values and arbitration over the years.  However, she dug into some data and . . . . well, check out the excerpt below. Advocates … Continue reading Resnik – Unlocking the Courts: Ending Arbitration Mandates and Gag Orders →

Despite the new criteria for the USNews law school rankings (story here), there are no reports of anything other than reputational votes being counted for the ADR specialty rankings.   And the average score out of 5 is reported below as well.  The big news is that we have a new entrant in the top … Continue reading 2022 USNews ADR Rankings →

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is inviting  applications for up to two positions as Visiting Assistant Professor.  We are not looking for any specific areas, so DR scholars are in the mix.  VAPs have traditionally taught a first-year course, so I presume that will be expected going forward.  Some … Continue reading Arizona State Seeks 2 Visiting Associate Professors →

Last week Andrea Schneider had an insightful interview with Bob Mnookin as part of the virtual book launch for Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (book and book launch details here).  Once the video is posted, we will provide a link in case you missed it. What interesting things will we learn from this … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Final Round with Len Riskin →

Over at the Forbes blog, Kwame Christian at the American Negotiation Institute asks this question in a recent post before listing 115 such books, some classics are on the list (Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide for example) as well as some fairly recent books (Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything … Continue reading Why Don’t Negotiation Books by Women Get More Recognition? →

Last week Sarah Cole had a masterful interview with Jean Sternlight as part of the virtual book launch for Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (book and book launch details here).  Once the video is posted, we will provide a link in case you missed it. What interesting things will we learn from this … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Round 3 with Bob Mnookin →

Last week I had the pleasure of starting off the virtual book launch for Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (book and book launch details here) by interviewing Carrie Menkel-Meadow.  It was super fun, and the link is here if you missed it or would like to watch it again. What interesting things will … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Round 2 with Jean Sternlight →