Restorative practices promote the creation of spaces of trust and respect, with members of the campus community coming together for difficult conversations, deep listening, and restorative dialogue ...

On October 18, 2022, the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development hosted restorative justice expert Ted Lewis for a workshop with Calvin University staff and faculty. Lewis applied the ...

Violence and crime that occur in our schools are issues everyone wants taken seriously. We can all agree that safety for teachers and students is critical. Although conflict is a natural part of human ...

Cardinals and bishops attend Pope Francis’ celebration of a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 10, 2021, to open the process that will lead up to the assembly of the world Synod of ...

The history of the Middle East – and especially between Palestinians and Jews – abounds with blame, recrimination, retaliation, and an ever-escalating cycle of mistrust and violence. There is indeed ...

Boston College is looking to expand its use of restorative practices to broader community building, according to Melissa Woolsey, the associate dean of student conduct. “Restorative practices look to ...

Michael Kelly was acting like a fool. He didn't deny it. That is why, by 9 a.m. one recent morning, he was sitting in the ninth-grade help zone at Wilson Magnet High School rather than in class. He ...

Flagstaff Unified School District’s (FUSD) board members received an update on the restorative practices program, which is in its first year of implementation with an initial cohort of nine schools.

Frank Meuers, right, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse, greets Ramsey County Attorney John Choi after delivering remarks at a symposium on restorative justice at the University of St. Thomas School of ...

The Iowa City Community School District is in the third year of five for its restorative justice program, which aims to address behaviors that might otherwise suspend or punish students. Since its ...

Nikki Staab was on vacation in October when a fight broke out in her usually well-mannered seventh-grade science class at Farnsworth Aerospace. In a typical year, the teacher said, the disruption ...