Established in 1996 to improve, increase, and coordinate the dispute resolution offerings in the Law School curriculum, the program now offers small, highly interactive seminars in Negotiation, Mediation, Advanced Negotiation, and Dispute Resolution Systems Design to nearly 300 Stanford Law School students annually. Most of the program's courses are taught at the Gould Center.

The Gould ADR Research Initiative was created to promote academic scholarship on the theory and practice of alternative dispute resolution, and to explore ways to continuously improve the quality of instruction offered through the Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program. The Initiative complements the pedagogical mission of the Gould Center by supporting Stanford faculty in their efforts to develop high-quality, innovative research projects in the field of negotiation. The Initiative is directed by Gould Program Director and Senior Lecturer in Law, Grande Lum. For further information, please contact Grande Lum, the principal investigator.