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Advanced Mediation — MOD4101.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 1
This course is an advanced level of training in mediation. Advanced mediator skills are featured including effective neutral intervention, constructive communication, reframing, problem framing, interest-based negotiation and agreement writing. Students will participate in daily role-play exercises, read and present articles, and write a reflection essay or short project.
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Advanced Mediation Training — MED4301.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 1
This course is an advanced level of training in mediation and negotiation. Skills such as principled collaborative problem-solving, interest-based negotiation and impartiality are a part of the practice. Students will be asked to participate in role-play exercises, read a series of articles, and write a response paper and reflection essay. Based on attendance in the previous
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Am I Charlie? — MOD2151.04

Spring 2015
Instructor: Stephen Shapiro; Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 1
This course will help students to understand the Charlie Hebdo attacks by situating them in a social, political, religious and cultural context. Guest speakers will offer a variety of perspectives. We will examine conflicting notions of the limits of satire, the role of religion in public life, and the dynamics of social exclusion.
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Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.03

Fall 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
he Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
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Bringing Creativity to B Corporations — MOD2253.03

Spring 2016
Instructor: Laura Callanan and Robert Ransick
Credits: 1
Certified B Corporations are for profit companies that voluntarily meet standards of transparency, accountability, and performance.  B Corps share a commitment to create higher quality jobs and improve the quality of life in their communities.  Currently certification standards for B Corps consider: the company’s governance structure, how it treats its workers, how it
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Business Incubator — MOD2145.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Do you imagine someday starting your own venture? Do you have an idea for a business, organization or social enterprise? Are you a working artist, musician or entrepreneur? Are you considering a self-employed career path? Group sessions and one-on-one coaching will help entrepreneurs develop and hone practical plans to support, strengthen and forward their business ideas.
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Business Incubator — MOD2145.02

Fall 2015
Instructor: Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Do you imagine someday starting your own venture? Do you have an idea for a business, organization or social enterprise? Are you a working artist, musician or entrepreneur? Are you considering a self-employed career path? Group sessions and one-on-one coaching will help entrepreneurs develop and hone practical plans to support, strengthen and forward their business ideas.
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Business, Ethics, Society — MOD2146.03

Fall 2014
Instructor: alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
What are the relationships between economic, social and ecological prosperity? Is the creation of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society possible given today's economic models and market dynamics? What are our obligations as individuals to contribute to setting the economic agenda for our society? What new approaches and models are redefining the relationship between
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Conflict Confident — MOD2143.02

Spring 2014
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 1
Conflict is a natural and inevitable part of life. How we deal with it can make all the difference. This course is designed to impact fundamental skills necessary for individuals to productively engage conflict: in short, to become conflict confident. Major themes will include: an effective intellectual approach to techniques. Students will participate in role plays and other
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Conflict Confident — MED2109.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 1
Conflict is a natural and inevitable part of life. How we deal with it can make all the difference. This course is designed to impart fundamental skills necessary for individuals to productively engage conflict: in short, to become conflict confident. Major themes will include: an effective intellectual approach to conflict, constructive communication skills and interest-based
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Crafting a Foreign Policy Agenda: The case of US-India relations — MOD2157.03

Fall 2015
Instructor: Mariko Silver
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
This summer and into the fall President Silver served on a CFR Task Force on the future of U.S. relations with India. The group is comprised of people with academic, business, and policy making expertise and is tasked with making a set of policy recommendations regarding United States Government relations with India. This course will explore the components of a U.S. foreign
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Cultural Studies: Amanda Knox in Translation — MOD2138.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: barbara alfano
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
This is the second of a two-module series that discusses the importance of approaching a different culture from its own perspective. The series, which includes "Cultural Studies: Learning Cultural Perspectives Through Ikebana," will help students experience the process of cross-cultural understanding. One of the interesting and controversial aspects of Knox's trial in Italy is
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Cultural Studies: Learning Culture Through Ikebana — MOD2148.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: ikuko yoshida
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
This is the first of a two-module series that discusses the importance of approaching a different culture from its own perspective. The series, which includes Cultural Studies: Amanda Knox in Translation (MOD2138), will help students experience the process of cross-cultural understanding. The capacity to sense, let alone experience, another's point of view seems critical in
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Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and Public Action — MOD2136.04

Fall 2014
Instructor: brooke allen; alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Since its publication in 1843, Charles Dickens' allegorical tale about a miserly businessman has never gone out of print. While the novella's holiday-themed story is widely known, a close reading of the original text reveals sharp criticism of industrial capitalism and its devastating impact on social welfare. In this module we will read A Christmas Carol aloud together and
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Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and Public Action — MOD2136.04

Fall 2015
Instructor: Brooke Allen; Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Since its publication in 1843, Charles Dickens’ allegorical tale about a miserly businessman has never gone out of print. While the novella’s holiday-themed story is widely known, a close reading of the original text reveals sharp criticism of industrial capitalism and its devastating impact on social welfare. In this module we will read A Christmas Carol aloud together and
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Education Governance in Flux — MOD2155.03

Fall 2015
Instructor: Erika Mijlin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Using the newly approved Vermont Education Bill as a starting point, we will examine the changing needs and responses of both the government, and its public constituency, with regard to public education. How do governing bodies view the challenge of modernizing public education differently than the general public, and how are assets being newly allocated to respond to those
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Envisioning Information: Mapping Complexity — MOD2139.03

Fall 2014
Instructor: susan sgorbati
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
This Module explores how complex systems can be mapped visually. Often, non-linear structures are difficult to see and understand. They happen at different levels and at different scales. These classes will be devoted to learning the skills of visual mapping. Certain websites will be investigated, such as bubbl.org, visualcomplexity.com and informationisbeautiful.org. Books by
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Historical Grievances and Retrospective Redress — APA2124.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Using readings and role plays focused around a case study involving Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, we will explore and develop successful mediation strategies for working with parties in conflict over contested memories and historical grievances. Students will become familiar with mediation fundamentals, and test out ideas and approaches in the emerging field of historical
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Human Mobility and Human Rights — MOD2167.03

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrea Galindo
Credits: 1
Human mobility has been an inherent human condition throughout history. From earliest human history, people have migrated in search of a better life, to populate other places on the planet, or to escape and survive human-made or natural dangers. However, it was the creation of the concept of modern State that established geographic boundaries, and enabled States to exercise
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In My Backyard — MOD2160.02

Fall 2016
Instructor:
Credits: 1
On this ever shrinking planet, the likelihood that one will be a stakeholder in a dispute over natural resources, land development or environmental injury has never been greater.  This module is designed to enrich students understanding and experience relative to effectively managing and participating in multi-party conflict resolution processes.  Students will study
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International Human Rights — MOD2172.03

Spring 2017
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, states have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the legal
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International Human Rights Law — MOD2172.03

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrea Galindo
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, states have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the legal
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Leadership impact accelerator — MOD4205.02

Spring 2016
Instructor:
Credits: 1
The problems we face today are too great for any one person to solve alone. But what does it practically take to lead meaningful change and advance public action? What leadership capacities are needed now to move ourselves and others forward strategically and adaptively in a changing world? This three-session leadership retreat will support student leaders and change agents who
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Leadership in Diverse Groups — MOD2260.01

Spring 2017
Instructor:
Credits: 1
This module will examine the components of leadership in groups. Coverage will be given to empirical work that focuses on different styles of leadership and their intersection with group elements such as composition and diversity, negotiation, intra- and intergroup relations, and social justice. Key outcome dimensions to be considered include performance, interpersonal
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