Institute for Social Innovation Symposium 2025

2025-01-17T12:00:25-08:00

Institute for Social Innovation Symposium 2025 By: Dr. Charles McClintock & Hilary Lyn The Institue for Social Innovation and the Fielding Alumni Association present: Institute for Social Innovation Symposium 2025 Friday, January 24 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. PT | 12 p.m. –2 p.m. ET Register here: Https://alumni.fielding.edu/e/institute-for-social-innovation-symposium-2025/ This year's symposium features a diverse group of ISI Fellows, who will present their pioneering research tackling some of society's most pressing challenges. The event fosters a collaborative space for participants to engage with thought leaders and contribute to conversations focused on sustainable, just solutions. The ISI is committed to advancing innovative research that [...]

Institute for Social Innovation Symposium 20252025-01-17T12:00:25-08:00

Fielding Graduate University Sponsors Fearless Femme STEM Summit 2025

2025-01-17T11:37:19-08:00

Fielding Graduate University is proud to sponsor Fearless Femme: Propel Your Career in STEM 2025—a dynamic event designed to empower and inspire the next generation of innovators, leaders, and changemakers in STEM fields. This virtual summit is packed with insights and actionable strategies from leading experts to help you: Build Confidence: Learn to advocate for yourself with charisma and grow beyond your limits. Stay Resilient: Discover how to stay energized, avoid burnout, and flourish with strength. Develop Key Skills: Master negotiation, assertiveness, and the tools to supercharge your success. Drive Change: Amplify your voice and influence to create innovation in [...]

Fielding Graduate University Sponsors Fearless Femme STEM Summit 20252025-01-17T11:37:19-08:00

The Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) at Fielding is partnering with ShelterBox USA

2024-12-05T11:37:56-08:00

Dr. Deborah Bucci The Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) at Fielding Graduate University is partnering with ShelterBox USA to do research on the needs for emergency shelter relief in the United States, including assessing the needs after Hurricanes Helene and Milton damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes from Florida to the Carolinas.  ShelterBox USA (https://www.shelterboxusa.org/) provides displaced families with life-saving shelter and vital tools and supplies that will enable them to rebuild their homes and transform their lives after a disaster. This research project is being led by ISI Fellow Dr. Deborah Bucci, a 2023 alumna [...]

The Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) at Fielding is partnering with ShelterBox USA2024-12-05T11:37:56-08:00

Special Fielding Events in January 2025

2024-11-22T10:09:50-08:00

Fielding has several special events to kick-off 2025! Vision, Leadership, and Excellence Celebrating President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D. January 9-10 & 28, 2025 President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D. Retirement Celebration January 9, 2025 | 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort Reagan Room 633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Please join us in celebrating the extraordinary legacy of President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D., and her visionary leadership at Fielding Graduate University. The evening will feature a cocktail reception, presentations, a hosted bar, appetizers, and live music. Fielding University Press Tenth Anniversary Celebration January 10, [...]

Special Fielding Events in January 20252024-11-22T10:09:50-08:00

Office of DEI Hosting Democracy at a Crossroads Event on Oct. 29

2024-10-23T09:08:04-07:00

Office of DEI Hosting Democracy at a Crossroads Event on Oct. 29 We invite you to join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. PT | 3 p.m. ET for an important presentation titled, "Democracy at a Crossroads: Navigating Threats, Bridging Divides, and Building a Resilient Future." Register here: https://fielding-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrf-mvrz8uGdBq64bUDRPrJJXpBAgMLN3D As we approach a contested Presidential election, many of us are grappling with the strain of polarized political discourse. Questions arise about the authenticity of democracy — whether its promise is real or merely an illusion. In these unprecedented times, we face multiple [...]

Office of DEI Hosting Democracy at a Crossroads Event on Oct. 292024-10-23T09:08:04-07:00

Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Elected 2026 APA President

2024-09-23T11:13:33-07:00

Note: This announcement is adapted from the American Psychological Association’s press release from Sept. 23, 2024. Dr. Wendi Williams Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., provost and senior vice president at Fielding Graduate University, has been elected 2026 president of the American Psychological Association. A psychologist, advocate and educator, Dr. Williams focuses her work on the inner lives of Black women and girls. Blending ideas from liberation psychology and various feminist perspectives to guide her work, she designs and runs programs for individuals, groups and organizations aimed at personal and organizational growth. Her goal as a psychologist is to help [...]

Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Elected 2026 APA President2024-09-23T11:13:33-07:00

Announcing the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award – Nominations due November 15

2024-10-03T13:25:51-07:00

Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Marie Fielder Center is pleased to announce the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award. The award will be made annually to student or alumni recipients whose research and/or writing exemplifies the concern with education, leadership, and democracy that characterized the career of Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, for whom the scholarship is named. The award will recognize a student or alum whose work appeared in a peer-reviewed publication in the previous calendar year or was presented at a professional conference in the previous calendar year. The publication [...]

Announcing the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award – Nominations due November 152024-10-03T13:25:51-07:00

Fielding’s Peer Support Thrives Through Student Socials

2024-09-19T09:43:03-07:00

Fielding University’s Media Psychology students are fostering connections beyond the classroom, with a flourishing series of Student Social events. From virtual gatherings to in-person Coffee Hours and online forums, these grassroots initiatives offer myriad opportunities for students at all levels— from new enrollees to alumni— to engage without any cost. Often! Virtual and In-Person Networking Opportunities Abound Media Psychology doctoral students at Coffee Hour/Hollywood: Stacy Griffin, Holly Beavon, Angel Burns, Perry Reed Fielding’s social opportunities to network are proliferating in three ways: virtual Socials, in-person meetups by locale, and an online social platform, all hosted by fellow students. [...]

Fielding’s Peer Support Thrives Through Student Socials2024-09-19T09:43:03-07:00

Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington

2024-09-18T10:33:41-07:00

Fielding students, faculty, and staff participated in the 2024 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention from Aug. 8-10 in Seattle, Washington. Some Fielding community members included students Mona Chung, Nathan L. Smith, Shania Greenwood, and Tahlia Bragg, along with Clinical Psychology faculty member Dr. Anthony “AGee” Greene. On Aug. 9, Nathan L. Smith, a current doctoral Clinical Psychology student, and Dr. Greene facilitated a symposium titled Creating Resiliency in the Face of Adversity: Black Men and Violence Exposure to more than 45+ attendees. "I am still overjoyed following my first American Psychological Association Convention presentation for Division 51 Men and Masculinities on [...]

Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington2024-09-18T10:33:41-07:00

Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series

2024-09-11T14:02:16-07:00

The Deans' office at the University of Victoria, Canada, has chosen Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams as a keynote for their upcoming 2024-25 speaker series on Climate, Complexity, and Decolonization. Dr. Williams will be presenting a talk titled "Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times," on September 18, 2024 at the conference. For Dr. Wendi S. Williams, leading in “these” times is a formulation layered with complexity and opportunities for generativity grounded in legacies of abolition and liberation first articulated by our ancestors and elders. In her talk, “Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times”, Dr. Williams complicates the [...]

Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series2024-09-11T14:02:16-07:00
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