Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 2, (March/April 2000), presenting the use of a “designated insider, an individual skilled in conflict intervention who is part of the organization, but not part of the particular department or issue in dispute,” in solving workplace conflicts.
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Making things right: Restorative justice comes to campuses
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 1, (Jan/Feb 2000), discussing the use of restorative justice principles for “creative options to traditional justice systems, options which are flexible enough to allow positive productive responses to a variety of offenses or violations and which also meet the unique needs of the University community.”
“Art” of Campus Mediation, The
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 1, (Jan/Feb 2000), presenting some examples of campus mediation graphics.
New national conflict resolution information initiative launched
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 1, (Jan/Feb 2000), introducing the Conflict Resolution Information Project (CRInfo), a cooperative effort to strengthen the conflict field’s information infrastructure.
Building for the future: Connecting up with high school mediation program alumni
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, (Volume 1, Number 1, Jan/Feb 2000), which puts a call out to people and organizations interested in helping to build a national networking system for high school mediation program alumni as they continue their eduacation often at colleges and universities with no mediation programs.
Diversity training
Pdf article reprinted from Aug-Sept 1997 issue (Vol. 79 pp. 17-19) of The Fourth R, the Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education, introducing The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an international
organization which leads diversity programs on college campuses.
Making the case for campus mediation
Pdf article originally published in The Fourth R, Vol. 55, (Feb/March 1995) presenting arguments to assist organizers of college and university mediation programs who often must make a case for their programs to reluctant administrators.
What’s in a name?: Capturing the essence of campus mediation
Pdf article reprinted from the
February/March 1995 Issue (Vol 55) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which describes the comprehensive set of activities offered by Campus Mediation Center at Syracuse University.
Alternative dispute resolution in the law schools
Pdf article reprinted from the February/March 1995 Issue (Vol 55) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which discusses the development of alternative dispute resolution education in law schools.
Racial and ethnic conflict on campus
Pdf article reprinted from the June/July 1991 Issue (Vol 33) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which discusses the, “role of the ombudsman in relation to racial incidents and the development and implementation of racial harassment policies … in developing our training, we will be incorporating racial and cultural differences into the mediation
process, including training about communication styles, conflict styles, different expectations for mediation and neutrality and different approaches to emotions and aggressiveness.”
Challenges of sexual harassment mediation on campus
Pdf article reprinted from Aug-Sept 1997 issue (Vol. 79 pp. 19-21) of The Fourth R, the Newsletter of the
National Association for Mediation in Education examines the use of mediation in college and university sexual harrassment complaints.
Conflict resolution across the curriculum
Pdf article reprinted from the Aug/Sept 1997 Issue (Vol 79) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which creates an argument for the teaching of conflict resolution in colleges and universities in every academic discipline as a necessary skill for graduation much like basic writing skills classes. “Ultimately, conflict resolution across the curriculum suggests that good conflict resolution skills need broader integration into the culture in which we live, conflict resolution must not simply be the private domain of specialists, it must be a way in which everyone learns to solve problems, it must become a part of every discipline just as good writing is a part of every discipline.”
Collegiate mediation programs: A critical review
Pdf article reprinted from April/May 1994 issue (Vol. 50 pp. 36-37) of The Fourth R, the Newsletter of the
National Association for Mediation in Education discussing mediation programs at colleges and universities. Although these types of programs, like community medation, can be helpful in solving problems the author worries that mediation centers can become a controlling arm of university administration rather than a “meaningful way for the issues to be confronted by the community,” remedies for overcoming this challenge are suggested.
From a predominantly white campus to a culturally diverse campus: Implications for mediation
Pdf article reprinted from the June/July 1991 Issue (Vol 33) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education discusses the notion that when campuses change from homogeneous populations of students to diverse ones that “staff must be trained to deal with and respond to the problems and tensions that are the natural result of the altered campus demographic.” The use of the mediation center is seen as an essential tool by which the a campus can smoothly become culturally diverse due to its trained members who take the position that nearly any conflict can be worked out.
Making a difference: Moving toward more peaceful schools
Summary report on the work of The Center for Dispute Resolution(C-DRUM) at the University of Maryland School of Law which supports the growth of conflict resolution programs in Maryland public schools through its grant program, a collaborative initiative in partnership with the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).