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Saltman Center Beecroft Lecture Series: Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Watch Harvard Professor Martha Minow talk about “Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism” for the annual Memorial Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution

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Saltman Center Faculty Feature: Job Well Done

11/15/2022 - When Jae Barrick decided to embark on a midlife career change—a change that would begin with her enrollment at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV—there wasn’t much doubt that she would gravitate toward the world of... read more
Saltman Center Faculty Feature: Intellectual Life - Professors in Action

11/15/2022 - The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV continues to build on its global reputation for impactful writing and research in the multidimensional realm of dispute... read more
Saltman Center Events: ABA Dispute Resolution Conference – SAVE THE DATE

11/15/2022 - The American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section will bring its annual spring conference to Las Vegas from May 10-13. The theme for the 2023 event, which is the largest ADR conference in the world, is “Leading... read more
Saltman Center Events: Saltman Center to Host National Dispute Resolution Training Sessions

11/15/2022 - Back in January 2020, dispute resolution practitioners and educators from around the country made their way to Las Vegas and the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV for a series of training seminars presented by the Federal Mediation &... read more
Saltman Center Beecroft Lecture Series: A Source for Discourse

11/15/2022 - The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the Boyd School of Law was founded on multiple core principles. One of those: to stimulate scholarly research and exchanges on the nature of conflict and explore methods for avoiding and resolving... read more
Student Spotlight: Training for the Future

11/15/2022 - Much like her fellow students, Jamie Clark was itching to get some real-world, I’m-almost-a-lawyer experience during her second year at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV. Just one problem: Not enough hours in her day. As... read more
Working Together with Great Resolve

11/10/2021 - By Matt Jacob With thousands of employees working in dozens of departments — each with their own agendas and missions — universities often are a breeding ground for conflict. Let’s face it: You put that many people under one... read more
Clearing New Paths to Justice

11/10/2021 - By Paul Szydelko When Lydia Nussbaum was a first-year law student, she felt uncomfortable and even disillusioned with the often-binary approach to addressing legal problems. Rather than dwelling on the black-and-white limits, she became... read more
Finding His Calling

11/10/2021 - By Matt Jacob Patrick Chapin’s students know him as an affable guy with an abundance of legal experience, particularly in the realm of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Those students also know Chapin as someone who believes in the... read more
Getting to Know … Saltman Communications Fellow Austin Dykstra

11/10/2021 - Austin grew up in northern Utah and completed his undergraduate education at Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English (with a minor in political science). After leaving BYU, Austin worked in... read more
Saltman Center Beecroft Lecture Series: Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism

06/30/2021 - Watch Martha Minow, Harvard’s 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Dean of the Harvard Law School, talk about “Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism” during the annual Memorial Beecroft Lecture on Conflict... read more
Let’s (Virtually) Talk It Out

11/24/2020 - They are the four words every law student yearns to hear (but wonders if they ever will): Stop studying, start practicing. For 1L and 2L students at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, this glorious invitation comes about halfway through... read more
Paying It Forward: The ADR Chapin Book Award

11/24/2020 - After practicing law in Las Vegas for 15 years, all as a sole litigator, Patrick Chapin ran headfirst into the proverbial career wall. Recognizing the need for better work-life balance—long before the expression became de rigueur—... read more
Sternlight and the Psychology of Technology

11/24/2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the legal community—which by and large is averse to change—to embrace technology like never before. However, this swift transition to online lawyering has left little time to explore the myriad... read more
Saltman Center Events: Getting to Know Harvard Professor Martha Minow

11/24/2020 - Martha Minow, Harvard’s 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Dean of the Harvard Law School, will give the annual Memorial Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution on March 8 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Minow’s lecture is... read more
Jean Sternlight Interview with Colin Rule from Cyberweek 2019: "Pouring a Little Psychological Cold Water on ODR"

11/16/2019 - Professor Jean Sternlight participated in Cyberweek 2019, an international online conference hosted by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution. Professor Sternlight discussed her recent article, Pouring a... read more
Saltman Center Faculty Feature: Upon Further Review

11/15/2019 - One of the key reasons for the Saltman Center’s steady rise up the national rankings has been the scholarly contributions of faculty. This year, Saltman Center professors authored several extensively researched and thought-provoking... read more
Saltman Center Events: Sharing Expertise

11/15/2019 - What do a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a veteran political reporter for NPR, and a Las Vegas casino legend have in common? Each has been among the dozens of esteemed individuals invited to share their expertise during special... read more
Saltman Center Clinics: Let's Talk It Out

11/15/2019 - By the time Robert Anders walked into his first mediation, the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law student had a pretty firm grasp on his role and responsibilities as a co-mediator: Facilitate the conversation between the disputing parties,... read more
Saltman Center Faculty Feature: Staying the Course

11/15/2019 - For the past 16 years, the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law has championed the advantages of alternative dispute resolution through scholarship, teaching, and public service. And from the very... read more
Boyd Students Perform Well in Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon

10/24/2019 - Brandon Cromer (3L), Jessica White (2L), and Jackson Wong (3L) made a strong showing in the eleventh annual Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon hosted by Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s School of Law and the... read more
Saltman Student Fellow Selected for ADR Diversity Summit

10/24/2019 - Congratulations to Saltman Center Student Fellow Petya Pucci, who was recently selected from over 100 applicants to participate in the inaugural ADR Summit for Diverse Law Students organized by the American Arbitration Association. The Summit,... read more
Saltman Center announces 2019- 2020 student fellows

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Saltman Center Events: West Coast Dispute Resolution Conversation

12/13/2018 - The first West Coast Dispute Resolution Conversation was held in Las Vegas on December 7 & 8, 2018 at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law and the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution. The inspiration for the Conversation grew out... read more
Saltman Center Professors Contribute Key Scholarly Works

11/01/2018 - Saltman Center scholars continue to address a broad range of important issues pertaining to conflict resolution at the local, national, and international level. Drawing from theory, social science, and empirical studies, their work aims to... read more

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