With renewed attention to Cuba due to the death of Fidel Castro, you might want to revisit posts about Cuba from my trip and Andrea’s trip in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In keeping with my effort to understand situations from multiple perspectives, my Cuba Diaries includes opposing narratives of the Cuban Revolution. I read about … Continue reading Cuba Revisited
Have just taught the last class of my negotiation workshop and I wanted to remind all about some helpful wrap-up and conclusion tools that could work in any DR workshop. First, as in previous years, I did the reputation index. This tool allows students to give peer feedback (as they have throughout the semester) but … Continue reading End of Semester Fun
Another message from the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation: The holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving this week, is a time of sharing and gathering, of getting together with family and friends. Usually a wonderful time of the year, it can also be a season of discord, especially as political topics may be common in the weeks … Continue reading Tips for Better Thanksgiving Conversations
Stephen Ware (Kansas) has published the third edition of the Concise Hornbook on ADR, information here and here. The third edition is substantially expanded and updated since the second edition appeared in 2007. Description: This book provides a clear and reliable statement of the law and concepts central to ADR (arbitration, negotiation, mediation, and other … Continue reading Concise Hornbook on ADR
I want to add several things to my post about finding common ground between “bubbles.” In 2008, then-Senator Obama gave his “More Perfect Union” speech in the wake of the Jeremiah Wright controversy. Reverend Wright had been Senator Obama’s pastor and made some inflammatory statements that caused a major controversy for Obama’s presidential campaign. In … Continue reading Building Common Ground Between Bubbles – Part 3
I am pleased to post this on behalf of Prof. David Horton (UC Davis Law): Dear Colleagues, I hope the end of the semester is treating you well. As you may have heard, Judge Rakoff recently issued an important opinion finding that a plaintiff did not assent to an arbitration clause in Uber’s Terms of … Continue reading Amicus brief in Second Circuit Uber arbitration case
This morning, I posted How Can We Build Common Ground Between Bubbles? (Thanks for your kind words, Jen.) This afternoon, I got the following email from the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, which addresses my post: The Presidential election and the week following has brought the deep divides in this nation to a head, … Continue reading How Can We Build Common Ground? – Part 2
Art Hinshaw (Arizona State) has published “Regulating Mediators” in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, available here. Read on for two micro-analyses or “quick takes” on Art’s article. Note that these takes are not supposed to provide in-depth analysis of the entire article. Rather, they should (1) provide a quick look at scholarship trending in ADR; … Continue reading Two Quick Takes on Hinshaw: Regulating Mediators
This has been a dramatic week to say the least. Very few people expected the outcome of the presidential election. The country is starkly divided with one major candidate receiving more electoral votes while the other major candidate received more popular votes. Although the two candidates received a similar number of popular votes, the exit … Continue reading How Can We Build Common Ground Between Bubbles? – Part 1
I’m happy to post the call for proposals on this closely related topic to our own teaching. CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS Institute for Law Teaching and Learning—Summer 2017 Conference Teaching Cultural Competency and Other Professional Skills Suggested by ABA Standard 302 July 7-8, 2017 University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of … Continue reading Call for Presentation Proposals–Cultural Competency and Other Stuff We Teach!
