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, and run the PON Student Interest Group (SIG) which brings together over 1200 students from Boston-area schools who are interested in negotiation and conflict resolution. Subscribers to the SIG email list receive updates on events, internship opportunities, and job announcements.
Learn about PON programs and the activities of other Harvard Law School programs relating to negotiation through the following links:
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 … Read More
Are you interested in gaining valuable work experience in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution? Come to the PON Internship Fair to meet representatives of organizations that are recruiting interns and research assistants.
Recruiters will briefly introduce their organizations and the available internships at 5:30 P.M. sharp. Students will then be able to circulate among … Read More
Each year PON organizes a number of Career Panels to support students in their effort to build a career in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. For example, the Building A Career in Conflict Resolution Series brought leading academics and practitioners together to share valuable insight and experiences in the following three areas:
PON organizes a large number of events each month to give students, academics, practitioners and the public the opportunity to engage in discussions with leading scholars in the field. These events include Dispute Resolution Forums (DRF), the Kelman Seminar Series, the PON Film Series, and the PON Brown Bag Lunch Series.
Application Procedure
Each application must contain:
a one- to two-page description of the proposed project;
a budget, including all other sources of support for the project;
a curriculum vitae (max 2 page);
a letter of reference from a faculty member familiar with the student’s work.
Grant applications will be evaluated on the basis of:
academic merit;
originality;
potential for producing material for an academic … Read More
What are the particular psychological dynamics of social/political organizations? How do strong emotions, deep values and generational differences affect the work of public interest lawyers and other professionals? What strategies of conflict resolution and dispute systems design are most effective for people who work with these organizations? Professor Eben Weitzman will draw on his conflict … Read More
Professor Michael Stein
Visiting Professor of Law, HLS
Executive Director, Harvard Project on Disability
Please join Professor Michael Stein for a talk on negotiating disability human rights.
Professor Michael Stein is the Executive Director of the Harvard Project on Disability and a Visiting Professor from the College of William & Mary School of Law where he is a Cabell … Read More
Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.
