A few years ago a provocative paper looking at the legal implications of the “F” word received lots of attention and notoriety. Now another paper is making the rounds, “Get Me Off Your F-ing Mailing List,” a paper accepted for publication in The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology. In 2005 a couple of computer … Continue reading My New Favorite Academic Article
From Bob Bordone and Rachel Viscomi (Harvard): November 25, 2014 This fall semester this year a notable one for both of us, for different reasons and motivated by different circumstances. Bob is preparing to take his first sabbatical after sixteen years of continuous teaching in both semesters; by contrast, Rachel embarked upon teaching her first … Continue reading Giving Thanks to (Facilitation) Students
In 1998, commenting on the hot controversy about the “Rand Report’s” finding that certain mediation programs did not save time or money (measured in terms of lawyers’ work hours), Professor Craig McEwen argued that it was the wrong question to ask whether “mediation works.” Critics of the Report had argued that its methodology led to … Continue reading Some Good Questions
From FOI Lela Love (Cardozo) – dispatches from the Melnick Symposium at Cardozo – Is Mediation a Sleeping Beauty? On November 2, 2014, at the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution fall symposium, speaker after speaker asked “Is Mediation a Sleeping Beauty?” It was a taking stock event with luminaries from the field seeing this as a … Continue reading Love: Is Mediation A Sleeping Beauty?
Under the heading of hard bargaining tactics gone bad (and bad lawyer advice), we can now add this story. When a group of eight faculty members at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan decided to stop working in order to protest their newly hired dean and president, Rev. Kurt H. Dunkle, all purgatory broke loose. Under … Continue reading Peace Be With You…And With You?
Alan Kaplinsky and Mark Levin, Ballard Spahr attorneys writing on their CFPB Monitor blog, have offered their initial thoughts on the study of consumer understanding of arbitration agreements that my St. John’s colleagues and I recently posted. My colleague Jeff Sovern has posted a full response at the Consumer Law & Policy Blog. I’ll just add … Continue reading Industry Response to Consumer Arbitration Study
Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge has been named Dean at the University of Georgia School of Law. Press release here. Congrats Bo !! By my count, here are the ADR Deans off the top of my head: Brown (Quinnipiac), Guthrie (Vandy), Kloppenberg (Santa Clara), and our very own Moffit (Oregon). Now we add Paul (Montana) and … Continue reading Another new ADR Dean – Bo Rutledge
Wisdom and virtue to the West! http://www.theonion.com/articles/buddhist-extremist-cell-vows-to-unleash-tranquilit,34623/
California State University – Dominguez Hills is searching for two faculty members in its Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding Program. The first position is for the Director of the Program, which would include being a tenured professor. Two blurbs from the announcement: The Position – Serve as director of the program; provide course scheduling, curriculum … Continue reading Cal-State Dominguez Hills is Hiring
Led by Professor Ron Aronovsky, Southwestern Law School did a first-class job of hosting the AALS Dispute Resolution Section’s Works-in-Progress Conference this weekend. The conference is always one of the highlights of the Dispute Resolution community’s academic year, offering a unique opportunity for scholars in the field to congregate and share ideas. This year’s conference … Continue reading Kudos to Southwestern for a Great WIP Conference
