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What conflict resolution experts wish universities knew about conflict
What conflict resolution experts wish universities knew about conflict by Melinda Burrell 542 words The protests roiling our campuses reveal a great deal about us as a country. Emotions are easily triggered, many of us are comfortable being angry, and most of us need help to handle conflict constructively. We’re in a tumultuous year, likely
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Beyond Stupid
by Winslow Myers 969 words Stupid, . . . from French stupide (16c.) and directly from Latin stupidus “amazed, confounded; dull, foolish,” etymologically “struck senseless,” from stupere “be stunned, amazed, confounded . . .” —www.etymonline The first, and only, time, as an inexperienced father, I called my five-year-old son “stupid,” I could feel how it
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China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe
China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe by Mel Gurtov 757 words Putin the Supplicant Xi Jinping’s balancing act with Russia and the West took on a new challenge with Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Beijing on May 16. It was roughly the 40th such meeting of these supposedly old friends. Once again Xi had to