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What’s New at Creighton NCR

Workshop - September 25th, 2019 (Omaha and Online): 

Creighton University's Negotiation & Conflict Resolution (NCR) is offering a free workshop on The Impact and Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution Education on the Workplace Performance of Healthcare Professionals. The workshop will be taught by Prof. Kathy Gonzales of the NCR program and Ms. Margaret Begley of Creighton's College of Nursing.

New Negotiation and ADR Articles and Research

Technology in the Mediation Room: In this new article appearing in the Journal of Dispute Resolution, Noam Ebner of Creighton NCR's program and Alyson Carrel of Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law explain why embracing technology in traditional, in-the-room mediation practice is essential for the field's viability, and suggest how this can be done. 

Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers: In this new book, edited by Andrea Schneider and Chris Honeyman, 65 contributors boil negotiation down to its essence. Not only for lawyers. See more detail and the table of contents here. 

ODR, en Espanol: Alberto Elisavetsky's new book, La mediación en la luz de las nuevas technologicas, is now out and available here.

Negotiation and ADR Teaching Resources 

2019 Resource Share: Check out these new teaching ideas, exercises and resources compiled by Bobbi McAdoo and Sharon Press at the Resource Share session they conducted at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's annual conference.

Calls for Proposals and Papers

Conflict Resolution Quarterly seeks the latest research, evaluations, and practice notes in the field of mediation. 

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), is now accepting Initial Descriptions of Grant Requests for its 2020 funding cycle. 

News, Articles, Podcasts & Blogs

The American Society of Comparative Law 2019 Annual Meeting focuses on Comparative Law and Dispute Resolution Processes. See details here. 

In this op-ed, Creighton NCR Prof. Jacqueline Font-  explains the recent events in Puerto Rico, in which a non-violent population protest led to the resignation of the governor. She explains why more, rather than less, U.S. intervention in Puerto Rico is the moral imperative of the hour. 

Join the 2019 International Online Dispute Resolution Forum to be held in Williamsburg, VA from October 28-30. It is being hosted by the National Center for State Courts and co-sponsored by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution.

Six Visions of the Future of ADR: At a plenary on Engaging Our Future: Opportunities and Challenges at a recent fieldwide conference, ADR professors offered their visions of possible futures of the field.

Job Opportunities

Towson University is seeking an Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution for the Office of Student Conduct & Civility Education. 

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law seeks entry-level / junior lateral candidates for at least one tenure-track position. Primary areas of need are Dispute Resolution, Business Law, and Race and Law. J.D. or equivalent required.

The Resolution Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, is seeking a Director of Services.

Central Mediation Center is looking for a Child Welfare Conferencing Facilitator, based in Kearney, Nebraska.

British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal seeks online mediators / case managers (BC residents).

Watch our latest webinar: 

"Asking Better Questions" 

Discuss it [HERE].

ADRHub Webinar: Asking Better Questions from Bryan J Hanson on Vimeo.

The Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program, a part of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Creighton University's Graduate School, provides an interdisciplinary program leading to master's degrees and graduate certificates in negotiation and dispute resolution for students from a variety of fields as well as mid-career professionals.