The word of the month for September is “allostasis.” A simple definition for allostasis is “achieving stability through change.” Not by resisting change, and not in spite of change. Last week, Brad Stulberg published an opinion piece in the New York Times called “Stop Resisting Change.” Stulberg explains that in the 1980s, neuroscientist Peter Sterling … Continue reading September: Allostasis
I bet you didn’t know that you need to train your mediator bot. This didn’t occur to me until I read this Washington Post article about biases in artificial intelligence (AI) apps. The article includes eight (!) references to bot training. In my post, Avatar Mediation, I speculated about a future market for mediation bots. … Continue reading Training Your Mediator Bot
Several of us here at indisputably have been struck by a story that was reported in last Sunday’s NY Times, The Instagram Account That Shattered a California High School – The New York Times (nytimes.com) A high school student in Albany, California started a private Instagram account to post what he said was “edgy” content—but … Continue reading Not a Restorative Justice Process
The New York Times published an encouraging article, Gratitude Really Is Good for You. Here’s What the Science Shows. Here are some excerpts. Giving, receiving and even witnessing gratitude can improve your well-being, especially during difficult times. . . . To date, numerous studies have found that having a grateful outlook, “counting one’s blessings” and … Continue reading Gratitude Really Is Good for You
The past academic year was another big one for lateral moves, and this upcoming year looks to be a good one for hiring as at least 5 schools (maybe more?) have ads out mentioning DR as an area where they are looking. With the Next Gen Bar Exam looming in the not too distant future, … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2023 edition
Arizona State is looking to fill several faculty positions in a broad range of topics, one of which is “negotiation and alternative dispute resolution”. Yay ! We are very interested in international arbitration and are happy to receive application materials in other DR areas as well. Other areas of interest are: family law, administrative law, … Continue reading Arizona State is Hiring
The New York Times headline, Trump’s Legal Team Is Enmeshed in a Tangle of Possible Conflicts, is a gross understatement – and that was before the indictment in Georgia. According to the article, “Former President Donald J. Trump’s growing cast of lawyers is marked by a web of overlapping interests encompassing witnesses, co-defendants and potential … Continue reading What a Tangled Web
I was thrilled that my recent post, Focus on Party Decision-Making, prompted a stimulating conversation on the DRLE listserv, including thoughtful comments by Mary Bedikian, Doug Frenkel, Dwight Golann, Deborah Hensler, Charlie Irvine, Andrew Mamo, Cash Nickerson, Peter Philips, Jim Stark, Jean Sternlight, Nancy Welsh, and Roselle Wissler. This post discusses some issues in the … Continue reading Teaching Students to Focus on Party Decision-Making
Professor Kristen Blankley (Nebraska) recently published A Muddy Mess: The Supreme Court’s Jurisprudence on Jurisdiction for Arbitration Matters. This article considers the state of federal court jurisdiction to hear arbitration matters in the wake of the 2022 decision of Badgerow v. Waters. Here’s the abstract: The Supreme Court’s 2022 Badgerow v. Waters decision attempts to … Continue reading Blankley: A Muddy Mess: The Supreme Court’s Jurisprudence on Jurisdiction for Arbitration Matters
I recently sent a message on the DRLE listserv about a transition in managing it and the DRLE website from Jim Levin and me to our University of Missouri colleagues, Ilhyung Lee and Paul Ladehoff. Missouri has been managing them for more than 20 years, and lots of people wrote lovely notes thanking us for … Continue reading Metaphors for Our Movement
