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AAA-ICDR Foundation Diversity Scholarship Fund

April 22, 2021 Jill Gross

The AAA-ICDR Foundation is pleased to announce the Diversity Scholarship Fund which has been established through a special gift by the American Arbitration Association. The fund grants diverse law students/professionals with up to $2,000 of financial assistance towards participation in a degree program or fellowship in alternative dispute resolution or attendance at a well-recognized conference. … Continue reading AAA-ICDR Foundation Diversity Scholarship Fund →

Good Friends and Colleagues

April 21, 2021 John Lande

Since I started blogging in September 2014, I have written about whatever seemed like a good idea at the time. A lot of my posts highlight good friends and colleagues in our community and their work. This has not been a systematic or comprehensive effort to survey folks – just reactions to whatever happened to … Continue reading Good Friends and Colleagues →

Straus Institute Symposium – ADR at the Roots on April 23

April 20, 2021 John Lande

From Sukhsimranjit Singh: On behalf of the Straus Institute, I am delighted to invite you to join us this Friday, April 23, at our upcoming symposium, ADR at the Roots: Exploring Diversity and Equity in the Field. Full event and registration information may be found here. This event aims to bring together scholars, thinkers, and practitioners … Continue reading Straus Institute Symposium – ADR at the Roots on April 23 →

DR WIP Consortium Series–Discovering New Voices in DR–Friday April 30

April 20, 2021 Andrea Schneider

Hi everyone! It was great to “see” so many of you last week at the ABA virtual conference and congrats again to Dwight for his well-deserved honor 🙂 If you are looking for one more opportunity to get together as a community, here you go! And this is a particularly good way to support the continued … Continue reading DR WIP Consortium Series–Discovering New Voices in DR–Friday April 30 →

Congratulations to ASU, RSI and Rand for Receiving AAA-ICDR Grants

April 19, 2021 Sarah Cole 1 Comment

Congratulations to the Rand Institute, Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) and to Art Hinshaw, Indisputably blogger, and the rest of the Arizona State University ADR team for receiving grants in the latest cycle of AAA-ICDR Foundation’s grant issuance. In this grant cycle, the Foundation focused on issues related to COVID-19 and Racial Injustice. Thanks also to … Continue reading Congratulations to ASU, RSI and Rand for Receiving AAA-ICDR Grants →

AALS Call for Nominations for Best Article of 2020

April 14, 2021 John Lande

From EFOI Elayne Greenberg: The AALS Section on ADR is seeking nominations for the annual Section Award for best dispute resolution article published in a law review or other academic journal, in print or online, bearing a 2020 volume date. Which articles qualify for consideration? The article must be published in a law review or … Continue reading AALS Call for Nominations for Best Article of 2020 →

Paul M. Lurie on Guided Mediation

April 14, 2021 John Lande

Paul M. Lurie, now a retired partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, in 2013 created the Guided Choice Interest Group and its website. It established what is now known as the Guided Mediation, which was originally called Guided Choice Mediation. Here’s his description of the current process. Guided Mediation is a collection of best practices … Continue reading Paul M. Lurie on Guided Mediation →

Dilyara Nigmatullina’s New Article on Planned Early Dispute Resolution and Technology

April 12, 2021 John Lande

Dilyara Nigmatullina just published an article entitled, Planned Early Dispute Resolution Systems and Elements: Experiences and the Promise of Technology, in the Journal of International Dispute Settlement. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) Faculty of Law, Law Enforcement Research Group. Here’s the abstract: The COVID-19 outbreak has severely impacted global … Continue reading Dilyara Nigmatullina’s New Article on Planned Early Dispute Resolution and Technology →

Don’t Abandon Informal Resolution in Campus Title IX Disputes

April 11, 2021 Sarah Cole 1 Comment

Out of my work on an article for the upcoming symposium issue of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution on the use of informal resolution mechanisms in resolving campus Title IX complaints came the following op-ed, published today in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

Learning From Our Neighbors Up North

April 11, 2021 Sarah Cole 1 Comment

Our friend, Rick Bales, has a new article on SSRN examining the ways in which Canada handled workplace issues during Covid. Novel Issues in Canadian Labour Arbitration Related to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21 changed working conditions for millions of Canadians quickly and dramatically. Employers responded by requiring employees to quarantine, implementing workplace COVID … Continue reading Learning From Our Neighbors Up North →