Debates on college campuses today seem to turn ugly so fast. Students, professors, and administrators use phrases like “walking on eggshells” to convey their fear of saying something that might get ...

Few people like to find themselves in the middle of a conflict, and we do a lot of social acrobatics to avoid some. Nevertheless, they are inevitable, especially in the school context. So how do we ...

I agree with you, Mr. Arthur Miller, “the woods are burning” indeed. America’s current political climate seems like a blazing forest fire of disagreement. We are unable to see each other through the ...

It’s a dry, hot day in south Phoenix, but my dimly lit classroom is cool and comfortable. Quick footsteps approach outside the door and two-dozen 8- and 9-year-olds return from recess, sweating and ...

Conflict resolution is a way for two or more parties to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement among them. When a dispute arises, often the best course of action is assertive communication that ...

When Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel catalyzed a contentious protest movement on college campuses across the country, Michelle Murray, an associate professor of political studies at Bard College in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Conflict resolution has been on the organizational agenda ...

After the company's conflict management course, one reader discovers a colleague can dish it, but they can't take it We recently went through a Conflict Management Class — everyone in the company. I ...