Welcome!
The Program on Negotiation (PON) has a variety of opportunities for students at all levels who are interested in conflict resolution. We offer fellowship and grant programs for graduate students. The Student Interest Group (SIG) brings together over 1000 students from Boston-area schools who are interested in negotiation and conflict resolution. Please explore all we have to offer!
Religion, Conflict, and Peace Student Discussion Group
Semester Kick-off Meeting!
Tuesday, October 27th, 6:00 PM
Pound Hall Rm 513 (PON Library), Harvard Law School
The Religion, Conflict, and Peace (RCP) Student Discussion Group is composed of students from the Boston area who are interested in the broad topic of the role of religion in politics — particularly in conflict regions … read more »

Join us for a discussion with the 2009 PON Summer Fellows to learn about their exciting work this past summer! Information about how to apply for PON fellowships will also be provided.
When: Friday, October 30th, 12:15pm
Where: PON Library, Room 513, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School
For more information about our Summer Fellowship Program please click here. … read more »

The Harvard Negotiation Law Review has just launched a new website! HNLR.org features a host of articles on Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration, and other dispute resolution topics, as well as archives of print editions of the journal and other ADR content. We are always looking for cutting edge material in the field written by professors, practitioners and … read more »
The Dispute Resolution Directory brings together information on a rich selection of courses and learning opportunities in the greater Boston area for people interested in negotiation and dispute resolution. The Directory is published by the Dispute Resolution Program and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The Program on Negotiation is a community of scholars from a variety of … read more »
A comprehensive list of faculty in the Boston area who teach negotiation, mediation, and other conflict resolution courses. … read more »

Interested in negotiation and conflict resolution?
Come to the Program on Negotiation Open House!
The open house will begin at 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 29th in the PON Library, Pound 513, Harvard Law School.
Meet students and faculty interested in Alternative Dispute Resolution and learn how to get involved. Students from the Boston area and beyond are welcome to attend, in addition to … read more »

Harvard Law School’s News Office recently interviewed Harvard Law School’s Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) students and faculty about three of the projects on which they worked during the Spring of 2009.
Click here to read the entire interview http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/spotlight/clinical-practice/clinic.html
Harvard Law School’s Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) founded by Professor … read more »

Congratulations to Sean McDonnell (HLS ‘09), the 2009 Fisher/Sander Prize Winner, for his paper “Fighting With Faith: The Role of Religion in Dealing With Modern Conflict.”
This prize was established in 2007 by the Program on Negotiation in honor of Professors Roger Fisher, the Williston Professor of Law, Emeritus, and Frank E. A. Sander, the Bussey Professor of Law, Emeritus, two … read more »

The winners of Harvard Law School’s 56th annual Williston competition were announced on Tuesday, April 28. The competition, sponsored by the Board of Student Advisers and organized and run by Harvard Negotiators, offers first-year students the opportunity to practice negotiation and contract drafting. Teams of two students participate in the competition which focuses primarily on negotiation and contract drafting. … read more »
Awards will be for specific research projects, not for general student support or tuition payments. Doctoral student grants are limited to $5,000. Non-tenured, tenure-track faculty grants are limited to $10,000, of which no more than $5,000 should be for personnel. Scholars may request funding to cover direct costs for research such as subject compensation, remuneration for required support personnel, travel … read more »
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