Difficult Dialogues: Workshops on Conflict Management
Paul Ladehoff
Friday, 11 Feb 2011 at 12:10 pm – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
Paul Ladehoff is the director of training programs for the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law and the director of the Campus Mediation Service. He is also a project leader for the Difficult Dialogues initiative at Missouri. The initiative is designed to stimulate rigorous intellectual inquiry and to empower students to express opposing views respectfully and in the spirit of open-mindedness. Ladehoff is an honors graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law and served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. The CSDR is the premier law school dispute resolution center in the nation.While this is a Spring Faculty Forum, students and staff are welcome to attend. These sessions will prepare faculty to prevent unproductive or destructive conflict and from overwhelming the educational benefit of dialogue.
There are two additional one-hour workshops scheduled on this subject at 9 a.m. and at 3:10 p.m. in the Campanile Room.
Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, CELT
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.