I am very sorry to report that one of the most influential supporters of mediation in Ohio, Chief Justice Moyer, died unexpectedly today. I will miss him as a person and as a leader in the dispute resolution movement (he was a moving force behind the development of the Uniform Mediation Act and the Ohio … Continue reading Ohio Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Champion of Mediation, Dies Unexpectedly Today
The Virginia Legislature did not pass the restorative justice bill, SB 679, during this legislative session. As I reported on Indisputably in January, the bill would have given formal structure to restorative justice programs in Virginia and would have specifically allowed a judge to order an offender into a restorative justice program. The story of … Continue reading Next Year in Virginia?
For those of you heading to the ABA DR Section Conference in San Francisco next week, I encourage you to participate in the Legal Educators Colloquium (LEC) – the portion of the conference specifically dedicated to ADR Profs. The entire lineup of presentations is available here. You can’t go wrong with any of them. I also … Continue reading Legal Educators Colloquium – ABA DR Section Conference
I got an email earlier this week from Susan Raines at Kennesaw State University, with an announcement that their PhD program in International Conflict Management is accepting applicants. Program website here: http://phd.hss.kennesaw.edu/ I don’t know much about their program. And unless I’m mistaken, it’s new enough that I shouldn’t feel badly about that particular aspect … Continue reading PhD in International Conflict Management
The ubiquitous Bob Mnookin was interviewed on NPR’s the Diane Rehm Show this morning. Go here for the show and scroll down to the 11am heading for the link to listen. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, it’s an hour long interview with emails and calls during the last 15 minutes or so. Naturally he’s discussing … Continue reading Mnookin interviewed on the Diane Rehm Show
I am linking here to an article last week discussing how mediation is more and more prevalent in dealing with elder law issues. Lovely to see this discussed in the Wall Street Journal and explained quite well. Hat tip to my assistant Carrie for sending me the article!
I’m an Associate Dean. My life during this season is dominated by creating, defending, adjusting, and then defending again a complex academic calendar. The unworkable puzzle created by several dozen faculty members’ teaching preferences (not all of which are articulated until after they see something that fails to satisfy one or more of their interests) … Continue reading Course Scheduling as a Multi-Party Negotiation
Today started on a sad note when I woke up to NPR to hear that Alex Chilton, a music icon in my eyes, passed away. If my life were a movie, surely a couple of his songs would be on the soundtrack. Alex Chilton was a singer-songwriter who is most well known for the huge mid-1960s hit … Continue reading Alex Chilton, R.I.P.
From Ran Kuttner at Creighton: The Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Creighton University School of Law welcomes applications for a full-time faculty position in Conflict Resolution to begin August 2010. As Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution, the successful candidate will teach graduate courses in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution. The position will … Continue reading ADR Academic Job: Werner Institute
From Jean Sternlight: On March 12-13 of this year the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution offered a conference entitled Conflict Resolution and the Economic Crisis. Including approximately 30 speakers from around the country the conference focused on a variety of ways in which conflict resolution tools can be used effectively to deal with consequences of … Continue reading UNLV Conference on Conflict Resolution & the Economic Crisis
