The Virginia Legislature did not pass the restorative justice bill, SB 679, during this legislative session. As I reported on Indisputably in January, the bill would have given formal structure to restorative justice programs in Virginia and would have specifically allowed a judge to order an offender into a restorative justice program. The story of … Continue reading Next Year in Virginia?
Consider this story an “Instant Classic” in the Emotional Intelligence annals. According to American’s Finest News Source (aka the Onion) Tulane scientists have made a major breakthrough. Enjoy. hat tip – The Faculty Lounge
For those of you heading to the ABA DR Section Conference in San Francisco next week, I encourage you to participate in the Legal Educators Colloquium (LEC) – the portion of the conference specifically dedicated to ADR Profs. The entire lineup of presentations is available here. You can’t go wrong with any of them. I also … Continue reading Legal Educators Colloquium – ABA DR Section Conference
In early October, I blogged here about USA network’s plans to launch a TV series about a lawyer turned mediator. Hollywood Reporter has reported in this article that USA has picked up the series, called “Facing Kate,” by ordering the production of 11 episodes in addition to the 90-minute pilot. Dubbing Kate, who is a litigator-turned-mediator, the “ultimate anti-lawyer,” … Continue reading Finally, a TV series about a mediator…Part II
The following is a post from Natalie Fleury, the dispute program manager here at Marquette about an incident last weekend: I was the victim of a walk by insult last weekend, and I’ve been trying to process my thoughts and feelings about it. After church on Sunday (I’ll discuss the church part in a minute), … Continue reading Walk By Insults & Political Discourse
I got an email earlier this week from Susan Raines at Kennesaw State University, with an announcement that their PhD program in International Conflict Management is accepting applicants. Program website here: http://phd.hss.kennesaw.edu/ I don’t know much about their program. And unless I’m mistaken, it’s new enough that I shouldn’t feel badly about that particular aspect … Continue reading PhD in International Conflict Management
The ubiquitous Bob Mnookin was interviewed on NPR’s the Diane Rehm Show this morning. Go here for the show and scroll down to the 11am heading for the link to listen. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, it’s an hour long interview with emails and calls during the last 15 minutes or so. Naturally he’s discussing … Continue reading Mnookin interviewed on the Diane Rehm Show
I am linking here to an article last week discussing how mediation is more and more prevalent in dealing with elder law issues. Lovely to see this discussed in the Wall Street Journal and explained quite well. Hat tip to my assistant Carrie for sending me the article!
I’m an Associate Dean. My life during this season is dominated by creating, defending, adjusting, and then defending again a complex academic calendar. The unworkable puzzle created by several dozen faculty members’ teaching preferences (not all of which are articulated until after they see something that fails to satisfy one or more of their interests) … Continue reading Course Scheduling as a Multi-Party Negotiation
Earlier this week, the New York Times had an article about how citizens of the Georgia (the country) were in a panic over a fake news broadcast that stated Russia was invading Georgia. Although the television show was intended as political satire, it was apparently so real (and close to home) that citizens believed the … Continue reading International Media and Conflict Resolution
