True confession time: I’ve been reading about teaching and learning theory for a good while.  Always at an amateur level, and never with the rigor the enterprise unarguably deserves.  I do not think I have a level of exposure to the pedagogical literature that is atypically inadequate compared with many in the legal academy.  But … Continue reading Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives →

I just received word that Erica Ariel Fox‘s new book, “Winning from Within” is now out.  (It’s possible that it’s been out for a while, and I somehow missed it.)  I’ve ordered a copy, but have not yet read it, so this is a book pre-review.  As many of you know, Erica worked for years … Continue reading New Book: Erica Ariel Fox, Winning From Within →

Press release from the ABA.  As always, thanks to everyone who helps to make this competition possible.  In particular, a thanks to Andrea Schneider, this year’s chair. MM —- Sarah Gonski, a student at Harvard Law School, is the winner of the 2013 Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition. Ms. Gonski’s essay entitled “Easing Gridlock in … Continue reading Boskey Winner Announced: Sarah Gonski (Harvard) →

From Bob Bordone: http://bit.ly/16510GL – Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program http://bit.ly/1aczecb – Clinical Fellow, Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program  

From Science Magazine, “Quantifying the Influence of Climate Change on Human Conflict.”  Hsiang, Bruke, and Miguel conducted a study of studies and conclude by finding a  “strong causal evidence linking climatic events to human conflict across a range of spatial and temporal scales and across all major regions of the world.” I decided to read … Continue reading Climate Change and Human Conflict →

Article from this morning’s online Chronicle of Higher Education here. MM — By Ann Schnoebelen After two shootings on its campus last semester, Morgan State University is taking some of the same security measures increasingly common elsewhere: more officers, a tighter campus perimeter, town-hall meetings to discuss public safety. But the small, historically black college … Continue reading After Shootings, Morgan State U. Will Train Students in Conflict Resolution →

The only people to whom the following is news are people who will not consider it news worth knowing, but I feel compelled to mention the unfortunate series of basketball games over the last two days, the results of which leave the NCAA tournament without a blogger’s team for which to cheer. Alas. MM   … Continue reading Blogging & Bad Basketball →

Article by that title in the National Law Journal about a week ago.  Available here.  Excerpted below. MM — Budget woes claim ADR program in Los Angeles By Amanda Bronstad   The National Law Journal March 13, 2013 To address an “extreme budget shortfall,” Los Angeles County, Calif., Superior Court plans to close its alternative dispute resolution … Continue reading “Budget Woes Claim ADR Program in Los Angeles” →

On February 22, Penn State is hosting an ADR symposium entitled The Role of the Courts: Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards and Mediated Settlement Agreements.  Information here.  I do not know the details, but Nancy Welsh tells me that it will be available via webcast for those of us who can’t make it to Pennsylvania. … Continue reading Watch (if you can’t go to) the Upcoming Penn State Symposium Online →

From Bob Bordone at Harvard: The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is searching for a new Assistant Director to begin on July 1, 2013.  We are looking for someone who can be both an innovative teacher and a strong, collaborative administrator with excellent team-building and strategic planning skills. I imagine this position to be … Continue reading Job Posting: Harvard Negotiation & Mediaion Clinical Program →