Bernard Mayer, author, professor with the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Creighton University, and founding partner of CDR Associates, a globally recognized conflict resolution corporation, will discuss his acclaimed book Staying with Conflict in a special event hosted by the Maryland Mediation & Conflict Resolution Office and the Negotiations and Conflict Management Program at the University of Baltimore, on Thursday, April 2 beginning at 7 p.m. This event, free and open to the public, will take place in the Moot Court Room in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center (the UB School of Law), 1415 Maryland Ave. It is part of MACRO’s “Evening with” Series.
Mayer brings more than 25 years of experience in mediation, facilitation and training to bear on managing conflict and resolving differences, in matters ranging from controversial environmental issues, commercial and organizational disputes, interpersonal differences and public decision-making processes. He also has an extensive background in family mediation. Mayer is the author of a number of books and articles, including 2004’s Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution.
In his latest book, Staying With Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes (2009), Mayer examines a new model for working with enduring conflict, and offers a new paradigm for managing disputes that appear to have no end. Practitioners are urged to move away from current trends of reaching a quick resolution to one that adopts a long-term approach.
MPME Members: Attending a MACRO “Evening with” program counts as an activity for members of the MPME.
For more information about this event, call 410.837.4060.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.
