Archive for March, 2007

good cause and good research

March 11th, 2007

It’s always nice (and all-too-rare) to find examples of good work that’s well-coupled with evaluation research. At first glance, this seems to be one such case:
More than 1,700 potential college students and parents who earn less than $45,000 annually and have their taxes done at select H&R Block offices will get free help [...]

mediation in context

March 10th, 2007

One of the first things new students in conflict resolution learn is that it’s helpful to not jumble together and conflate the terms conflict resolution, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Toward that, i usually end up scrawling out some iteration of this on the whiteboard:

Conflict resolution includes a rich variety of practices, process [...]

Colgate Peace & Conflict Studies Postdoc

March 10th, 2007

This announcements for two postdoc positions at Colgate University’s Peace and Conflict Studies program was just posted…
Colgate University’s 30-year-old, interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Studies Program [P-CON] seeks to appoint two postdoctoral scholars in Peace and Conflict Studies. The P-CON Program focuses on reflexive and critical analyses of peace and conflict. We encourage applications from candidates [...]

PON Fellowships

March 5th, 2007

I just received this announcement regarding graduate fellowships at Harvard’s Program on Negotiations
Graduate Fellowships at Harvard
Application
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until May 1.
Doctoral candidates in the fields of economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, international relations, public policy, urban planning, business, and law are encouraged to apply. Doctoral candidates must have completed all degree requirements [...]