Just heard that Kristen Blankley got tenure at University of Nebraska. Congratulations, Kristen and Nebraska!

Yesterday we were fortunate to have Carol Izumi (Hastings) visit the University of Oregon to talk about implicit bias and debiasing techniques. Carol spoke to a packed room and we were joined via livestream by the University of Missouri. Carol was energetic and funny, connecting with the students not only through her impressive command of … Continue reading Carol Izumi Talks About Debiasing →

This semester, I am serving as the University of Oregon’s interim ombudsperson while we search for a permanent ombuds. Yesterday the position was posted, and I am including the ad below. So you know, I am not intending to apply for this job myself — it’s full time and I wouldn’t want to stop being … Continue reading Oregon Seeking Ombudsperson →

From FOI Noam Ebner: The Werner Institute at Creighton University School of Law is expanding its team to include two new positions: One clinician/educator faculty, and one fellow. Both roles include teaching responsibility (classroom as well as online) as well as other activities. Information about both roles, as well as about the Werner Institute, can … Continue reading The Werner Institute Is Hiring →

On October 7, the University of Missouri School of Law hosted an implicit bias information session with law students, led by Missouri psychology professor Laura Scherer. The session was streamed live to the University of Oregon School of Law, where our students were able to watch and submit questions to Missouri via email. It was … Continue reading ADR and Implicit Bias: An Interview →

Elayne Greenberg (St. John’s) has published Fitting the Forum to the Pernicious Fuss: A Dispute Systems Design to Address Implicit Bias and ‘Isms in the Workplace in the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Abstract here. Read on for two micro-analyses or “quick takes” on Elayne’s article, in which two professors choose a line from the … Continue reading Two Quick Takes on Greenberg: Implicit Bias and DSD →

Like many of us, my colleague Erik Girvan wants to know more about whether and how implicit bias affects the mediation process. Erik and his research assistant, Lili McEntire, put together the following report. The term “mediation” is often accompanied by words like “neutral,” “fair,” “equal,” “balanced,” and “impartial.” The American Bar Association and the … Continue reading Do we measure what we value? →

If you missed this clip on implicit bias training for police from the Daily Show, it’s worth a watch. (Note that you may need to click the title of this post for the link to appear.) The policing expert from UCLA says it very well: Implicit bias training is only part of the solution — … Continue reading Daily Show on Implicit Bias Training →

From FOI Stacie Strong: As some of you may know, Arbitrator Intelligence (see here) has been shortlisted to the top 60 of over 250 submissions to compete in the global “Innovating Justice Challenge” competition organized by the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL). The contest awards various initiatives that promote innovation in the … Continue reading Please Vote! Innovating Justice Challenge →

Earlier this summer John posted thoughts about the charming new Pixar movie, Inside Out. If you enjoyed that movie, you may also enjoy this humor piece from a recent New Yorker. (you’ll need to click the title of this post to see the link) Hallie Cantor is amazing.