Changing Minds
On November 13, Professor James Stark will present "Changing Minds: The Work of Mediators and Empirical Studies of Persuasion" at Washington University Law. The presentation is part of a roundtable on "New Directions in Clinical Education and Alternative Dispute Resolution" that is being sponsored by the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy.
Professor Starks is director of the Law School's Mediation Clinic. He has been a clinical law teacher for 35 years, first at the Washington College of Law, American University and since 1979 at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He supervised students in a wide variety of representational matters, including prison legal services, special education and housing, and employment discrimination cases, before launching the Mediation Clinic in 1994.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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Members of the Law School community are invited to join Associate Dean Steven Wilf on February 14 for a discussion of Perry v. Brown as part of the Recent Cases series.
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On February 15, join the faculty of the Energy and Environmental Law Clinic for a discussion of a newly created certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 24, the 18th Gallivan conference, "From McMansion to Multifamily: The Economics and Demographic Transformation of Connectiut's Housing Market" will be held at the Law School.
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On February 10, Professor Sara Bronin will moderate a panel called "Takings Law and Climate Adaptation Strategies" at the "Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut" conference co-sponsored by the Law School's Center for Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will give the Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin. He will discuss his most recent book, Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the Nation-State (OUP, 2010).
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The Insurance Law Center, the LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies, and the Student Bar Association invite you to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a gathering on February 8.

