Straus Institute Co-Sponsors “Women in Hollywood: 100 Years of Negotiating the System”
September 28, 2013

Women have played important roles in the entertainment industry from its earliest days, achieving success as artists and attaining leadership positions in the industry. Yet significant challenges still exist. Women in Hollywood: 100 Years of Negotiating the System, to be held November 15-16, 2013, will address the issues facing women individually and collectively in the entertainment industry.  Online registration is available on the Women in Hollywood website. "Women in creative, business,...

Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Launches Employment Mediation Clinic
August 30, 2013

The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the School of Law will launch a new employment mediation clinic at the start of the 2013-14 academic year in partnership with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the largest state civil rights agency in the country. Senior attorney-mediators from the DFEH will serve as clinic faculty and oversee students' preparation of DFEH cases for mediation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. While participating in the clinic,...

Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Ranked Number One Again
April 8, 2013

The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution builds on its 26-year history and continues to top the U.S. News &...