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Your assignment: Settle two world conflicts in a day

Dallas Morning News, June 23, 2003 As disputes in the Middle East continue to escalate, Americans may wonder whether it is unreasonable to hope for a lasting peace. The peaceful resolution of international disputes, particularly those involving extremely polarized viewpoints, often seems beyond our reach -- or is it? More...

Plano class takes on world conflicts

Dallas Morning News, June 15, 2003 Two college negotiating teams accepted the challenge Saturday of unraveling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as tensions between India and Pakistan. More...

Successful Interventions: What Every Consultant Should Know About ADR

The successful management or organizational consultant is routinely called upon to solve problems. The problems consultants are tasked with solving range from challenging organizational alignment issues, to policy discrepancies, to the challenges of men and women of various hues, personalities, values and persuasions working together in environments that are not yet ready to face the dynamics of change and inclusion. More...