`The HNMCP podcast “Thanks for Listening” has come out with a new episode, this one focused on community dialogue in the wake of the police shooting of Philando Castile. I listened to it yesterday, and it is thought-provoking. Description from HNMCP: The Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program has just posted Episode 3 in their … Continue reading “Thanks for Listening” podcast – episode 3
From today’s online WSJ, an article with the tagline “Catholic Church Offers to Settle Abuse Claims – With a Catch: A potential flood of lawsuits has spurred the Catholic Church to offer mediation, only if accusers agree not to sue.” About halfway through the article, the paper describes a “mediation” process under which “Alleged victims tell … Continue reading WSJ on Catholic Church Abuse Mediation in Pennsylvania
Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program is now accepting applications for its next Clinical Fellow The Clinical Fellow (CF) position reports to the Director of Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. The CF will work closely with HNMCP staff to support expansion of the school’s innovative program in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and dispute systems … Continue reading Job Posting: Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Fellow
From FOIs Jean Sternlight and Lydia Nussbaum of UNLV: The first West Coast Dispute Resolution Conversation was held in Las Vegas on December 7 & 8, 2018 at UNLV’s Boyd School of Law and the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution. The inspiration for the Conversation grew out of the 2018 ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference … Continue reading West coast dispute resolution conversation: Dec. 7 & 8, 2018
I just got word of (and am excited to see) a new book called “Resolving Land and Energy Conflicts.” I have the very highest regard for the work Patrick Field has been doing in this field for decades, and I’m eager to see what he and his colleagues have pulled together, in terms of resources. … Continue reading Energy Siting Disputes – New Book
The memorial service for Frank Sander will take place at Harvard’s Memorial Church on October 20 at 2pm, with a reception to follow at the Harvard Faculty Club. I hope that you will come, if you are able. Meanwhile, Frank’s children have put together an absolutely breathtaking website (franksander.com) with photos and stories from Frank’s … Continue reading Frank Sander memorial: October 20
Summarizing Bill Drake’s career is a task poorly suited for a blog post. He was a pioneer in creating integrated approaches to conflict and dispute systems, with a particular focus early in his career on city-level initiatives. He helped to run NIDR early on. He advised ACCORD. He ran the Western Justice Center Foundation. And … Continue reading Bill Drake (1944 – 2018): The Passing of an ADR Pioneer
Announcement yesterday from Harvard Law School that Rachel Viscomi has been appointed as an assistant clinical professor of law. She will also direct Harvard’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. Full press release at (https://today.law.harvard.edu/rachel-viscomi-named-assistant-clinical-professor-law/). Rachel’s energy is hard to capture in a blog post, but I suspect that anyone reading this doesn’t need for me … Continue reading Rachel Viscomi, Harvard Assistant Clinical Professor
From this morning’s Inside Higher Education: A group of top law schools on Monday released the results of a survey of workplace harassment policies at law firms recruiting on their campuses. Those law schools asked the firms last month to respond to questions about mandatory arbitration agreements and other policies dealing with workplace harassment. Student … Continue reading Law Firm Arbitration Clauses for Summer Associates
An interesting blog post from CBI (Consensus Building Institute) about joint fact finding processes in science-heavy public policy contexts. Per Pat Field: The traditional ways of generating information in stovepipes – via the academy, industry, government, or NGOs – are not meeting the three-pronged test of useable science and technical studies: credible, legitimate, and salient. … Continue reading Joint Fact Finding
