Developing the University of Missouri “Stone Soup” Case Database

My colleague, Rafael Gely, and I are developing the University of Missouri “Stone Soup” Case Database project as I previously mentioned.  This post includes links to some short documents with more detail about the content and process of our planning.  And it invites you to respond with your comments, suggestions, and commitments to participate. Overview … Continue reading Developing the University of Missouri “Stone Soup” Case Database →

Creating Knowledge Together: Rationale for Building a Social Science Case Database

Several years ago, I had the chance to tag along on a European tour with Missouri’s University Singers.  My friend, Paul Crabb, the choral director, talked with his students in the group about the pleasure of “making music together.”  The idea that they were “making” the music may seem odd at first considering that they … Continue reading Creating Knowledge Together: Rationale for Building a Social Science Case Database →

Real Negotiations

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In January, I described how my colleague, Rafael Gely, assigned his negotiation class to interview people about actual negotiations and write papers with detailed accounts of the cases.  This assignment has intrinsic value as an educational experience for the students and it served as a test run for the University of Missouri “Stone Soup” Project … Continue reading Real Negotiations →

Israel Reflections 2017–Race and Diversity

Another new meeting this year was with Oshra Friedman of Tebeka legal services, an organization that provides specialized legal services for the Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.  As we learned on our last trip, Israel has welcomed thousands of immigrants from Ethiopia of Jewish heritage and assimilation into the modern society of Israel can be very challenging.   As we also saw … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2017–Race and Diversity →

Israel Reflections 2017–Treating Terrorists and Other Medical Challenges

One other new visit this year was with Dr. Ofer Merin, a commander of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Medical Field Unit and emergency room doctor at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.   As student Margo Clark notes, his roles often require both flexibility and understand beyond our immediate biases. Dr. Ofer Merin is the Chief of … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2017–Treating Terrorists and Other Medical Challenges →

Busting Mediation Myths Using Neuroscience

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Jill Tanz, JD, and Martha McClintock, PhD, just started a Mediation Myth Busters blog to explain how applying neuroscience concepts can improve mediation. They recently co-authored an article, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation, 32 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 29 (2017). They plan to add posts about once a month to cover topics … Continue reading Busting Mediation Myths Using Neuroscience →

Congratulations to Newly Tenured Faculty

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With great delight and without the least surprise, word came earlier this week that both Liz Tippett and Erik Girvan have received tenure at the University of Oregon School of Law. Soon-to-be Associate Professor Liz Tippett is a Negotiation scholar, among other things, and she is co-faculty director of Oregon’s Conflict and Dispute Resolution Master’s … Continue reading Congratulations to Newly Tenured Faculty →

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