Cardozo's Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution is the eighth ranked alternative dispute resolution program in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. The program’s mission is to develop modern day problem solvers who can skillfully use dispute resolution processes for the benefit of their clients and society. Professor Lela Love, the director of the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution and Cardozo's Mediation Clinic, is a pioneer in the field of alternative dispute resolution.