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About the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution

The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution is the world’s preeminent institute focused on workplace conflict resolution. 

Watch how the Scheinman Institute addresses the critical workplace conflict resolution challenges of our time through its research, teaching, training and outreach.

Director Updates

Harry C. Katz is the Jack Sheinkman Professor and the Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. 

Director's Update: New National Conflict Resolution Service

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses a new initiative from the Scheinman Institute to create a National Conflict Resolution Service.
Director's Update: New National Conflict Resolution Service

Director's Update: Protecting The Work Of The FMCS

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses recent threats to The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
Director's Update: Protecting The Work Of The FMCS

Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Research on AI for the National Academy of Arbitrators

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, provides a summary of the recent survey of members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and the use of Artificial Intelligence. 
Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Research on AI for the National Academy of Arbitrators

Professional Education

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We bring together the insight of leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners to design training courses for the modern workplace. We specialize in work – from HR practices to labor relations and conflict-resolution strategies. We train people who change their organizations.

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Outreach and Student Engagement

ILR Hosts Conference on Transition to Electric Vehicles

The ILR School hosted a two-day conference that explored labor and the transition to electric vehicles. Organized in part by Ian Greer, Professor Harry Katz and Art Wheaton, the conference and its 35 attendees aimed to develop a global understanding of the EV shift and its consequences for workers.
Ian Greer leading a panel discussion at the ILERA conference on the transition to electric vehicles.
ILR Hosts Conference on Transition to Electric Vehicles

Announcing the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service

The Scheinman Institute is proud to announce the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS) in collaboration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
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Announcing the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service

Scheinman Institute and AAA Explore the ‘Evolution of Workplace ADR'

On Nov. 12, 2024, Cornell ILR’s Scheinman Institute and the American Arbitration Association (AAA) examined the ‘Evolution of Workplace ADR.’
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Scheinman Institute and AAA Explore the ‘Evolution of Workplace ADR'

Education

My Vietnam Engaged Learning Program

Ivor Mills '27, a student in the Scheinman Institute Vietnam Engaged Learning Program, discusses what he learned.
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My Vietnam Engaged Learning Program

LADP Ends, But Participants’ Journeys ‘Just Beginning’

January marked the end of Cornell ILR’s Scheinman Institute’s Labor Arbitration Development Program (LADP), a 15-month-long hybrid program enabling a new, diverse generation of arbitrators to learn from America’s leading neutrals.
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LADP Ends, But Participants’ Journeys ‘Just Beginning’

Register Now for New Arbitration Advocacy Certificate

The Scheinman Institute offers a new Arbitration Advocacy Certificate
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Register Now for New Arbitration Advocacy Certificate

Research

Examining How Arbitrators Are Using AI

The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution was asked by the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) to conduct a survey of its members on the use of Generative AI.
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Examining How Arbitrators Are Using AI

Words Matter: Softened Phrasing Helps Make Deals, Research Reveals

New Cornell research by Alice Lee, assistant professor, shows that speaking "politely" increases the likelihood of people entering into negotiations and that people who hedge perform better in negotiations.
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Words Matter: Softened Phrasing Helps Make Deals, Research Reveals

How Seller Attachment Shapes Seller-Buyer Interactions Including Home Sales

ILR Assistant Professor Alice Lee investigates if a seller attachment shapes which buyers “get to the table” and whom they ultimately sell to?
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How Seller Attachment Shapes Seller-Buyer Interactions Including Home Sales

The issues surrounding conflict in the workplace are the center of our public discourse and public policy.

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It takes a certain set of skills and expertise to navigate this changing landscape.

"With my wife, Laurie, we endowed the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution to provide students, professionals and others interested in dispute resolution with the tools they need to help create a better society. Today, Scheinman Institute faculty and alumni stand at the forefront in resolving the most complicated and significant work-related issues."

-Marty Scheinman, Founder Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution

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In The News

Media Mentions

Cornell launches mediation service after federal agency layoffs

Bloomberg Law
Javier Ramirez, executive manager of the National Conflict Resolution Service in ILR's Scheinman Institute, discusses how the new resolution service will address a shortfall in federal mediation services.
Cornell launches mediation service after federal agency layoffs

ILR Launches National Conflict Resolution Service

Cornell Chronicle
Javier Ramirez, former deputy director of field operations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, has joined ILR’s Scheinman Institute to help lead the newly established National Conflict Resolution Service.
ILR Launches National Conflict Resolution Service

Employee parking policies spur tensions at Stony Brook University

Newsday
“The labor-management relationship in health care is about as fraught as I’ve ever seen it since the pandemic,” said John August, who added that the rising cost of living and employee burnout since 2020 have affected employees mentally and emotionally.
Employee parking policies spur tensions at Stony Brook University