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Remembering Joe Folger

Joe was a mentor, teacher, and friend to many in our community.  He’s teaching and scholarly work shaped our work and impacted larger community.  

With the loss of Joe and Baruch this year, all of us at the ISCT are clear in our commit to carry the work forward with the curiosity,  passion, and rigor they modeled for us. And we will continue to care for this approach they loved so dearly—not only with resources and planning, but with presence, tenderness, and long-term commitment.


Joe's Writing 

Joe most know work is likely his textbook Working Through Conflict: Strategies for Relationships, Groups and Organizations (with M.S. Poole and R.K. Stutman.) He also co-edited our recent book Transformative Conflict Resolution: Mediation, Dialogue, Coaching, which is available for download here

In addition to his scholarly writing, he also wrote a novel, “Memoir of a Misfit Mediator” a fictional portrayal of the life of a mediator, finding his way both professionally and personally, available for purchase at our online store . 

Writing in Honor of Joe

We are grateful for those that are honoring Joe by writing about him, his work, his life and his impact.  (Click on the title to read)

Joseph Patrick Folger 1951-2026 on mediate.com by Jim Melamed

Remembering Joe Folger  by ISCT 

Joe's Obituary

We will continue to add more to this page over the coming months.  If you have stories or pictures to share, please send them to admin@transformativemediation.org.






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