By now you’ve probably heard that Equifax was hacked and the personal data for approximately half the country has been compromised. Naturally, you should check to see if you were affected here. I’m proud to say that I’m potentially affected and scheduled to work with them on Wednesday – yay! On Friday evening on the … Continue reading The Equifax Fiasco and Dispute Resolution – updated
Former President of the American Arbitration Association. From the obituary in the Greenwich Time: Robert Coulson, an international leader in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution, died on September 9, 2017, in Stamford Hospital, Connecticut, following a stroke. He was 93 and lived in Riverside for 40 years. He was president and CEO of … Continue reading Robert Coulson (1924-2017)
Hi all–just a reminder from the ABA that they are accepting award nominations through this week! Nominations Sought! Nominations for Section Awards are due no later than September 8, 2017. The 2018 Section Award recipients will be announced at the 20th Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, … Continue reading ABA Award Nominations are Open
Throughout the year I do my best to keep track of faculty moves and the like and post them here to help spread the news. This year’s list is pretty light compared to the last few years, but some big things were afoot – like you weren’t paying attention. If you know of any moves, … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2017 edition
Registration for the 11th Annual Works-in-Progress Conference at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is open for 10 more days. The conference is scheduled on Friday and Saturday, October 20th and 21st, with a welcome dinner on Thursday evening October 19th. Come to share current research, obtain feedback, exchange ideas, connect with colleagues, and … Continue reading Just 10 Days Left . . .
You are cordially invited to Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution Annual Symposium, to be held on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Columbia, Missouri, on the topic “The First Amendment on Campus: Identifying Best Practices for Managing and Resolving Disputes.” Almost weekly, events on our nation’s campuses vividly demonstrate conflicting attitudes about the … Continue reading Missouri Symposium on the First Amendment on Campus & Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution Quarterly publishes scholarship on relationships between theory, research, and practice in the conflict resolution and ADR fields. Conflict Resolution Quarterly is sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution. This call for papers is designed to elicit a thoughtful examination of the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities facing the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution … Continue reading Call for Papers: Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Richard Barbieri, the general editor of ACResolutions, the quarterly magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution, was struck by my series of posts after the November election about building common ground between “bubbles” in our society. He asked me to combine them into a single article for publication in the next issue of the magazine, … Continue reading How Can We Build Common Ground Between Bubbles? – Revisited
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wrote a column, Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Columnists, which may be of interest to faculty and students. Although there are some differences between academic papers and op-ed columns, some of the same principles apply to both. (Click the title of this post to access the link to the article.)
From WFOI Noam Ebner: Friends, I’d like to share the link to a conversation developing on ADRHub, and invite you to join in. Initially a dialog between Bernie Mayer and Gail Bingham, this interaction is developing into an open conversation around a topic that is of deep concern to many of us. Captioned ‘Conflict Intervention … Continue reading Invitation to Join Conversation About Conflict Engagement in a Divided Nation
