Congratulations Kristen!
Just heard that Kristen Blankley got tenure at University of Nebraska. Congratulations, Kristen and Nebraska!
Resource Share at the ABA Legal Educators’ Colloquium
From FFOI Sharon Press and Bobbi McAdoo: Dear Colleagues, The Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Conference is almost here and that means it is once again time for us to collect information for the annual Legal Educators’ Resource Share! This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 8 from 4:45 pm – 6:00 … Continue reading Resource Share at the ABA Legal Educators’ Colloquium
2016 USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings
This evening the USNews officially released their law school rankings and their law school specialty rankings. And the big news is that Ohio State jumped up from 4th last year to end Pepperdine’s 10 year (or so) stranglehold on the top spot. Is it just me or are the top 5 schools the same every … Continue reading 2016 USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings
The Blog Turns 50!
Well, not quite, but many of us have already turned this year or will within the next few months. Join us in NYC at the ABA DR conference on Thursday, April 7th at 9:30 p.m. in the Sheraton to toast and celebrate! The link to the official invitation is here–please let us know you’ll be joining us! Extra … Continue reading The Blog Turns 50!
New Client Interviewing and Counseling Video Resources
From producers of incredible educational resources, Marjorie Aaron and Dwight Golann: Dear colleagues, We are writing to let you know of new video resources available for teaching interviewing and counseling, skills we think are key to effective dispute resolution. The videos come with roleplay instructions; you can download them at no charge for classroom use. … Continue reading New Client Interviewing and Counseling Video Resources
US Dept. of Education & Mandatory Arbitration
Story this morning in Inside Higher Education (here) indicating that DOE is considering rules that would ban universities from including mandatory arbitration clauses as part of students’ enrollment packets. Still in the negotiated rule making process, and it’s not clear to me if this relates to all matters, or just in actions involving alleged consumer loan … Continue reading US Dept. of Education & Mandatory Arbitration
How Being Angry Leads to Good Research…Or Should Stop You in Your Tracks
Hi all and happy Friday! For your weekend fun, I am linking to a flowchart that will easily help all of us navigate our way to brilliant research. Seriously, this stems from last year’s ABA Section on Dispute Resolution panel on the above topic. Based on Tim’s original flowchart with additional nuances from the panel conversation … Continue reading How Being Angry Leads to Good Research…Or Should Stop You in Your Tracks
Some Sessions at the ABA DR Conference That Intrigue Me
I love the annual conference of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. It’s my annual reunion with friends from all over and a chance to meet folks I haven’t met before. I love the mix of practitioners, administrators, researchers, academics, and students, among others, who share an interest in improving dispute resolution. The conference also … Continue reading Some Sessions at the ABA DR Conference That Intrigue Me
Carol Izumi Talks About Debiasing
Yesterday we were fortunate to have Carol Izumi (Hastings) visit the University of Oregon to talk about implicit bias and debiasing techniques. Carol spoke to a packed room and we were joined via livestream by the University of Missouri. Carol was energetic and funny, connecting with the students not only through her impressive command of … Continue reading Carol Izumi Talks About Debiasing
Skating to Where the Puck Is Going, Not Where It’s Been
In my last post, I described an ABA SDR conference session next month that looks really good. This post describes a session I will be in. I plan to write at least one more post about other sessions and my fellow bloggers and commenters may want to highlight some sessions and events you think that … Continue reading Skating to Where the Puck Is Going, Not Where It’s Been
