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Dionne Pohler: Shaping The Future of Conflict Resolution

Dionne Pohler joins the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.
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Dionne Pohler: Shaping The Future of Conflict Resolution

Leaning Into Conflict: The Evolving Role of the Campus Mediation Program at Cornell

The Scheinman Institute’s Campus Mediation Program at Cornell is transforming how conflicts are addressed on campus by teaching students to resolve disputes through empathy, deep listening, and restorative justice.
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Leaning Into Conflict: The Evolving Role of the Campus Mediation Program at Cornell

Scheinman Students Learn Dispute Resolution in Hopi and Navajo Nations

The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, in collaboration with the ILR International Programs Office, offers the Hopi & Navajo Engaged Learning Program each spring semester, which includes a field research trip to Arizona. This unique program introduces ILR students to the conflict resolution processes used by the Hopi and Navajo Nations.
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Scheinman Students Learn Dispute Resolution in Hopi and Navajo Nations

Outreach

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Scheinman Institute Board Member Kenneth Kirschner To Receive Prestigious Groat Award

Noted arbitrator Kenneth Kirschner '75 will receive ILR’s 2026 Groat Award at the Groat and Alpern Awards on March 26 in New York City.
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Scheinman Institute Board Member Kenneth Kirschner To Receive Prestigious Groat Award

The Future of Labor Mediation with Javier Ramirez

Javier Ramirez, Executive Manager of the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS) discusses the future of labor mediation.
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The Future of Labor Mediation with Javier Ramirez

Javier Ramirez: A New Era in Conflict Resolution at the Scheinman Institute

Javier Ramirez, a former union president and federal mediator with decades of lived experience in labor relations, now leads the National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS), housed at Cornell’s Scheinman Institute. Through NCRS, Ramirez aims to build a trusted, community-driven hub for labor-management dispute resolution.
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Javier Ramirez: A New Era in Conflict Resolution at the Scheinman Institute

Student Activities

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Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club Returns for 2025-2026 Academic Year

The Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club (SCRC) has officially begun its activities for the current academic year.
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Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club Returns for 2025-2026 Academic Year

Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT

Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT.
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Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT

SCRC President Naveen Sharma '24 Reflects Before Graduation

Naveen Sharma '24 reflects upon his tenure as the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club president and what he learned about conflict resolution from the Scheinman Institute.
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SCRC President Naveen Sharma '24 Reflects Before Graduation

Healthcare

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Healthcare Insights: Labor-Management Partnership in a Time of Crisis

In this month's edition of Healthcare Insights, John August explores the labor-management partnership in the midst of workplace shortages and the advancement of A.I.
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Healthcare Insights: Labor-Management Partnership in a Time of Crisis

Healthcare Insights: Physicians and the Vaccine Crisis

In this month's edition of Healthcare Insights, John August explores how recent policy shifts fueling vaccine chaos are challenging physicians’ ability to protect patients and public health.
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Healthcare Insights: Physicians and the Vaccine Crisis

Healthcare Insights: A Blueprint for Physician Organization

In this month's Healthcare Insights, John August explores the issues identified in an ACP position paper, which the organization argues must be addressed through collective action.
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Healthcare Insights: A Blueprint for Physician Organization

Board Members

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Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Richard “Dick” Fincher ’73, who has been instrumental in creating and teaching the Vietnam Engaged Learning Program and the Hopi & Navajo Engaged Learning Program, has announced his intention to slow down and gradually retire from teaching, but the legacy he has created will continue.
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Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Richard Fincher: A Lifelong Advocate for Peaceful Resolutions

Scheinman Institute Board Member and Instructor Richard Fincher advances workplace harmony, mentors neutrals, and leads global engaged learning programs in conflict resolution.
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Richard Fincher: A Lifelong Advocate for Peaceful Resolutions

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members
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Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Director Updates

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Director’s Update: Labor Arbitrator Development Programs

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute, discusses the four-month Foundations of Labor Arbitration program and 18-month Labor Arbitrator Development program, now open for registration.
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Director’s Update: Labor Arbitrator Development Programs

Director's Update: Expanding Arbitration Education and Practice

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute, shares how the Institute is intensifying its work on arbitration through expanded training programs, ongoing faculty and student research, and new initiatives to support practitioners navigating a changing arbitration landscape.
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Director's Update: Expanding Arbitration Education and Practice

Director's Update: Activities of the National Conflict Resolution Service

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute, discusses the activities of the new National Conflict Resolution Service, including arbitrator training programs, and mediation and facilitation services.
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Director's Update: Activities of the National Conflict Resolution Service