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On March 25, the UNLV community gathered at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art for "Shared Stories, Shared Healing," a unique event that blended creative expression with the principles of restorative justice. Led by Aparna Polavarapu, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, and co-sponsored by the Jean Nidetch Care Center and the Barrick Museum of Art, the afternoon featured live storytelling, a guided letter-writing workshop, and community artwork. 

This storytelling event is the first in a series of community storytelling and similar events designed

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The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution successfully wrapped up its Spring 2026 Lunch and Learn Series, a faculty-led initiative designed to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world practice. Throughout the semester, students gathered to explore the diverse frameworks of conflict resolution and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) through the specialized lenses of Boyd Law’s esteemed faculty. 

The series launched with Saltman Co-Director and Professor Aparna Polavarapu, who provided a profound deep dive into Restorative Justice, setting a thoughtful tone for the semester.  

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On Monday, October 20, 2025, the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Society hosted Meet Michael Saltman, an event celebrating the life, work, and vision of the Center’s namesake.

The conversation was moderated by Distinguished Saltman Fellow Patrick Chapin and featured Emerita Professor of Law Jean Sternlight, Founding Director of the Saltman Center, who helped frame the discussion around Mr. Saltman’s long-standing commitment to advancing conflict resolution and education.

Drawing on his decades of experience as an entrepreneur and global business leader, Michael

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution hosted an evening reception for attendees of the 25th Annual American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Spring Conference in Las Vegas. The reception was held on May 10, 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Redd Room. Among those joining conference attendees at the on-campus event were Boyd School of Law Dean Leah Chan Grinvald; Associate Dean Lydia Nussbaum; Professors Jean Sternlight, Thomas Main, Ruben Garcia, Sylvia Lazos and Mary Beth Beazley; and Adjunct Professors Patrick Chapin, Eleissa Lavelle, Margaret Crowley, Michael Stannard, and Jay Young. The

The American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section will bring its annual spring conference to Las Vegas from May 10-13.

The theme for the 2023 event, which is the largest ADR conference in the world, is “Leading Change Through ADR: Strategies for Navigating our World Today.”

Throughout the four-day conference, attendees will learn about the latest dispute resolution techniques and trends, share ideas with experts and peers, and network with fellow ADR professionals and leaders.

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution will host a reception during the conference on May 10.

Back in January 2020, dispute resolution practitioners and educators from around the country made their way to Las Vegas and the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV for a series of training seminars presented by the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service.

The week-long event, which was hosted by the law school’s Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, was such a resounding success that FMCS officials quickly made plans for a return visit in 2021. And then … COVID-19 hit.

Not only did the global pandemic shelve the in-person gathering in 2021, but lingering health-and-safety

Renowned professor and former Dean of the Harvard Law School will present annual Beecroft Lecture on March 8

The Saltman Center advances the conflict resolution conversation via thought-provoking lectures, special events

The first West Coast Dispute Resolution Conversation was held in Las Vegas on December 7 & 8, 2018 at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law and the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution. The inspiration for the Conversation grew out of the 2018 American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference and a sense that many in our community were hungry for an opportunity to engage one another, in an informal setting, about the changing nature of dispute resolution generally and in law schools specifically. Twenty-one dispute resolution faculty from ten schools answered our

The Saltman Center hosts the inaugural West Coast Dispute Resolution Conversation on December 7-8, bringing together esteemed academics from around the region who specialize in the field. The discussion will primarily focus on ADR-related challenges present in both academia and the broader legal community, and how those challenges can be overcome.