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:
Sixteen teams from nine different law schools from throughout the Northeast took part in the ABA Regional Negotiation Competition at HLS on November 13–14, 2010. Approximately 35 judges, all practicing lawyers in the Boston area, evaluated the teams and chose the winners. A team comprised of two first-year law students from Boston College Law School … Read More
Leadership and Cooperation: A Special Lecture by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Date: November 9, 2010, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Location: Austin East, Harvard Law School campus
On May 26, 2010, Kamla Persad-Bissessar made history when she was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. She was recently named one … Read More
Join the Program on Negotiation for a discussion with our 2010 Summer Fellows about their work over the summer. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about ongoing work in the negotiation and conflict resolution fields both domestically and abroad.
Information about our Summer Fellowship program will … Read More
This is a workshop-style course intended to better acquaint students with those negotiation elements that are more particular to the international arena (with an emphasis on diplomatic and political negotiations).
Through a combination of theoretical analysis, case-studies, and … Read More
PON offers fellowship grants to students at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University and other Boston-area schools who are doing internships or undertaking summer research projects in negotiation and dispute resolution in partnership with public, non-profit or academic organizations. The Summer Fellowship Program’s emphasis is on advancing the links between … Read More
Congratulations to Jamison Davies (HLS ’11), the 2010 Fisher/Sander Prize Winner, for his paper “Formalizing Legal Reputation Markets.”
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 founders of the … Read More
The Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with the PON goal of fostering the development of the next generation of scholars, this program provides support for one year of … Read More
The Program on Negotiation and
The Harvard Mediation Program Present:
Managing emotions can be one of the most challenging aspects of mediation. This training will teach attendees how to handle these difficult situations. The training will focus on three essential skills every mediator should have in their toolkit:
Five Core Concerns
o Participants are introduced to the Five Core … Read More
The Program on Negotiation (PON) is looking for an energetic, self-starting student, with a strong interest in negotiation and dispute resolution, to serve as a Student Web Content Developer. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic organization on the leading edge of research and teaching in negotiation … Read More
Mediation and Your Career:
Jobs as a Mediator and Marketing Your Mediation Skills Everywhere Else
Wednesday, March 31st
12:00pm
Pound 332, Harvard Law School
Join us for a lunchtime discussion with mediation professionals and other area ADR practitioners about the ways in which they apply their mediation skills in their day-to-day jobs. This lunch … Read More
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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.
