Happy Monday to all–this continues the Ireland blog posts which I’ll have for the rest of this week! The visit to Derry was so filled with content that I divided this into two posts. The morning (as outlined in the last post) was a walking tour of the neighborhoods and visiting the museum. After a … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020–Derry Girls (and Boys) Part 2
There’s been a bunch of emails circulating about sharing poems or other inspirational sayings to get us through this pandemic. And, while I have not had any inclination to write something more intellectual, I did get inspired to write a poem! So, for your Saturday reading pleasure, I offer the following: It’s a F***cking Quarantine By Andrea … Continue reading It’s a F**cking Quarantine!
On Tuesday morning of our trip (after a full day in Belfast), we hopped on the bus and headed to Derry… or Londonderry, depending with whom you are talking. (And for a very funny take on the situation in Derry during the Troubles, see Derry Girls.) From the name(s) themselves, it was clear that this … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020–Derry Girls (and Boys) Part 1
We were greeted for our first morning in Belfast by both our tour guide and some traditional Irish weather. Our quite rainy walking tour took us through many locations deeply connected to the time of the Troubles. It was during this walking tour we were quickly confronted with the very real and lasting impact of … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020–Belfast and the Peace Walls
From SFOI Sukhsimran Singh: Dear Colleagues, It has not been easy to work remotely and to coordinate several work tasks and meetings besides teaching from a computer! I looked up on several resources to find if there are any best practices on working from home, especially for those of us with young or not so … Continue reading Tips on Working Remotely From Home
From BFOI Kristen Blankley: Colleagues, Here is a near-final draft of an upcoming paper that I am publishing in the Fordham Law Review. It is about Online Resources and implementing Parenting & Financial Plans. Maybe it will give some people new ideas on working with parenting and financial plans in a pandemic. It might give … Continue reading Kristen Blankley’s Paper on Online Resources and Implementing Parenting & Financial Plans
From Jill Morris, the Director of the Mediation and Assessment Program, of United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri: The court is hiring Jill’s successor and here’s the job announcement. The closing date for applications is April 15, 2020. (Click the title to read the post.)
From Obi-Wan-FOI Noam Ebner: Hi all, Here’s a resource I’ve prepared for simulating negotiation at-a-distance, that some of you might put to good use now that our students and courses are all online. Fit the fuss to the forum! In AuraCall (Origin), a telecommunication company’s customer service center requires negotiation training in order to improve … Continue reading Simulations for Online Negotiation
From my colleague, Richard Reuben: The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being The Mindfulness in Law Society Brown Univ. School of Public Health Mindfulness Center present Maintaining Our Balance During COVID Thursday, March 26. 6:30 p.m. Eastern The Coronavirus is challenging for all of us. But as lawyers, we need to be at our best … Continue reading CLE on Mindfulness During the Crisis – Thursday, March 26
As lots of good Sundays do, our Sunday morning in Dublin began with a drive. The group rode through Dublin’s Phoenix Park with the opportunity to view Áras an Uachtaráin – the President’s home–which was quite lovely. And then we went to visit the historic Kilmainham Goal. Kilmainham Gaol is a prison in Dublin that … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020–Dublin–Going to Jail & Guinness
At the end of our first day in Dublin, we spent some time learning about the impact of the potato famine on Ireland and on the world. We visited the Jeanie Johnston, an authentic replica of a transport ship commonly used during the Great Famine/Great Hunger that is docked in Dublin and serves as a memorial to … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020–Famine & Emigration
In what seems to be the theme for this Spring 2020 Semester, we made a change in this year’s spring break trip. Instead of heading to Israel, our traditional trip for the last decade, a group of 30 students two faculty, and myself headed to Ireland and Northern Ireland for a look at Comparative Conflict … Continue reading Ireland Reflections 2020