Throughout the trip, the students had opportunities to immerse themselves in the culture of Israel. As part of this ethnic immersion, we enjoyed a dinner in a Druze village. The Druze religion presented both some familiar elements as well as several that were unique to us. Student Samuel Magnuson recollects the dinner, shares background on the … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day 5: Dinner in a Druze Village
Our Wednesday morning in the north of Israel started with a visit to Yardenit, a site at the base of the Sea of Galilee where it meets the Jordan River near the biblical baptism site. Then we all headed to Haifa University to meet with Professors Orna Einy, Moti Mironi, and Tali Gal–each of whom work … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day 5: Haifa University and Sulha
We haven’t finished this year’s courses and we’re already planning for next year. Over this summer, I plan to update the syllabi on the DRLE webpage. That webpage has some syllabi that are over 15 years old and I want to update old syllabi and add new ones. I invite instructors to send me your … Continue reading NEW!!! and IMPROVED!!! Teaching Resources
For dinner on our fourth night, we joined lawyers from the region around the Sea of Galilee for a meal and mingling. Much thanks for the yummy food and company to the partnership between this region in Israel and Milwaukee that sets this up every year. Many students built professional relationships during this meal, gleaned advice from practitioners and professors, and … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Dinner with Lawyers
After our visit at Tzfat, we took a short bus ride into the northern hills to visit Har Bental, a lookout point on the edge of the Golan Heights. With a view into Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, we could all see the importance of geography. Student Nicholas Sinram shares his experience: One of the many great experiences … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Har Bental
The Wall Street Journal ran an interview with Ellen Pao yesterday. She discusses many things, but her quote regarding salary negotiations really hit a nerve: “Men negotiate harder than women do and sometimes women get penalized when they do negotiate. So as part of our recruiting process we don’t negotiate with candidates. We come up … Continue reading Ellen Pao: Reddit has stopped negotiating initial salaries
Sharon Press, at Hamline, sent the following announcement on the DRLE listserv and I want to repeat it and encourage you to think RIGHT NOW what you might share at the ABA conference — in just 10 days. Yikes! Professor Bobbi McAdoo and I thought we’d try something slightly different for the Professor Resource Share … Continue reading Please Share a Resource — and Do it Now
On day four of the trip, we joined Professor Yael Efron’s class at the Tzfat Academic College School of Law for a joint negotiation class. A close colleague of mine, Yael conducts her class similarly to ours here at Marquette and we were lucky enough to join her on her first day of the semester. … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Class at Tzfat
While we were in Jerusalem, Sarah Farrukh, our Muslim student was able to go visit the Dome of the Rock. (Non Muslims are generally not permitted to visit so this was an individual visit. ) When she rejoined the group in the beautiful traditional garb, she was excited to share her story below: Temple Mount … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015: Dome of the Rock
I am fascinated to learn behind-the-scenes stories of high-profile negotiations, like the negotiation over Iranian nuclear capabilities, which the New York Times just described. Interesting tidbit: the negotiators used an erasable whiteboard so that the Iranians didn’t have a document they could send back to their superiors in Tehran. Another unusual arrangement: “[T]he Iranians did … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Iranian Nuclear Negotiation
