Fielding Participates in the 2023 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival with Special Guest Jane Fonda

2023-08-22T11:54:01-07:00

Fielding Graduate University proudly supported the 2023 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival this past weekend in the city’s Alameda Park, April 29-30. Climate activist and actor Jane Fonda speaks at Santa Barbara Earth Day 2023 (photo by Hilary Lyn) The Santa Barbara event marked the 53rd time the festival took place in the coastal city making it among the longest-running Earth Day celebrations in the country. At the Santa Barbara Festival attendees were able to connect and engage with climate-forward businesses and organizations, climate-focused educational activities, environmental speakers, and enjoy locally sourced, climate-friendly food and beverage, and [...]

Fielding Participates in the 2023 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival with Special Guest Jane Fonda2023-08-22T11:54:01-07:00

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – International Leadership Association’s Women and Leadership

2023-04-26T11:05:13-07:00

CALL FOR PROPOSALS for an upcoming volume in the International Leadership Association’s Women and Leadership Transformative Women Leaders Book Series, Embodied Somatic Leadership for Peacebuilding and Protest: Women’s Counteroffensive to Violence and Injustice. Edited by Randal Joy Thompson and Lazarina Topuzova “Just as women’s bodies are targeted as weapons of war and social repression, so women use their bodies for peacebuilding and protest.” Randal Joy Thompson and Lazarina Topuzova are soliciting proposals for their upcoming book Embodied Somatic Leadership for Peacebuilding and Protest: Women’s Counteroffensive to Violence and Injustice. Please see below for a summary of the book and [...]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – International Leadership Association’s Women and Leadership2023-04-26T11:05:13-07:00

Fielding Graduate University in Partnership With FEAA Receives Three-year $360,000 Federal Research Grant

2023-04-26T07:43:52-07:00

Fielding Graduate University and Folk Education Association of America Looks at Cooperative Action of Folk Educators Dawn Jackman Murphy Olympia, WA —Thanks to the work of Fielding doctoral student, Dawn Jackman Murphy, and faculty member, Dr. David Willis, who served as the primary investigator, Fielding Graduate University in partnership with the Folk Education Association of America (FEAA), has received a three-year $360,000 federal research grant through AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation. This study will work with a distributed national network of Folk Schools and Folk Educators, examining how participatory research approaches may support social cohesion and [...]

Fielding Graduate University in Partnership With FEAA Receives Three-year $360,000 Federal Research Grant2023-04-26T07:43:52-07:00

Alums Jenny Fremlin, Ph.D., and Kristin Palmer, Ed.D., Receive Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award

2023-04-11T10:07:41-07:00

Alums Jenny Fremlin, Ph.D., and Kristin Palmer, Ed.D., Receive Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award Two alums can now add the mantle of 2023 Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award to their repertoires and work. Jenny Fremlin, Ph.D. (Media Psychology, ‘12) and Kristin Palmer, Ed.D. (Educational Leadership and Change, ‘16) will advance their work in their respective fields in 2023-2025. Jenny Fremlin, Ph.D. Dr. Fremlin’s project, “Enabling Women to Self-Advocate for Better Sexual Health Care,” gives special attention to women across diverse demographic groups and with healthcare access challenges. Dr. Fremlin’s award will support her research for Glyciome LLC and will [...]

Alums Jenny Fremlin, Ph.D., and Kristin Palmer, Ed.D., Receive Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award2023-04-11T10:07:41-07:00

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 2023

2023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Director of Development and Community Relations, Elena Nicklasson, will present on the topic of JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference. This special session in the Conference takes place on March 20 at 10:45 am. Elena Nicklasson, M.A. Today, educational institutions must take on the complicated task of implementing JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) principles in their organization and creating learning opportunities for their community. Success through synergy is when university departments are strategic and purposeful about leveraging resources to meet the emergent needs of society, the [...]

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 20232023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research

2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Fielding alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg received an appointment to the new Affiliate cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. "I am ecstatic and deeply honored to have been accepted to the Center for Antiracist Research. As a postdoctoral fellow committed to decolonizing research and practice, I am eager to elevate my commitment at the esteemed center founded by Dr. Ibrahim X. Kendi," shared Dr. Bragg. "My current research focuses on deconstructing race as a variable. Aside from becoming a subject-matter expert in researching racial disparities in Alzheimer's Disease [...]

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

Marie Fielder: A Portrait Showcases Life and Work of Influential Activist and Founding Fielding Trustee

2023-03-14T10:31:17-07:00

One of Fielding’s most beloved and influential activists now has an affectionate portrait of her life and work. Written by Jenny Johnson-Riley, Ph.D. and published through Fielding University Press, Marie Fielder: A Portrait showcases how Dr. Marie Fielder, who was the first African American woman with a doctorate to teach in the San Francisco Bay Area, influenced public education in California and throughout the nation.  Dr. Johnson-Riley, a Fielding alum who works in the treatment and prevention of sexual violence in Washington State, describes Dr. Fielder's incalculable achievements in this 94-page publication. Dr. Johnson-Riley was a member of the inaugural [...]

Marie Fielder: A Portrait Showcases Life and Work of Influential Activist and Founding Fielding Trustee2023-03-14T10:31:17-07:00

Call for Applications: Dianne Kipnes Award, Institute for Innovation Fellows 2023-24

2023-03-27T10:41:27-07:00

Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation has released its application for the Dianne Kipnes Award for Social Innovation. The Award Endowment will contribute up to a maximum of $10,000 to support one or more successful proposals. Awardees will present their work at a Fielding session with support from the University. A written annual progress report, final project report, and related publications or products are required. For full proposal guidelines, the supports projects from alums of Fielding’s School of Psychology and School of Leadership Studies that demonstrate innovation and collaboration for improving the lives of individuals, organizations, or communities. Projects can consist [...]

Call for Applications: Dianne Kipnes Award, Institute for Innovation Fellows 2023-242023-03-27T10:41:27-07:00

Celebrate Fielding’s 49th Anniversary and Join a Call Across the Globe on March 9th

2023-08-22T11:53:21-07:00

Sustainability: Acting for Social and Ecological Justice In March, Fielding celebrates its 49th Anniversary.    Keeping in mind the life-long learners that all Fielding community members are, we have designed a dynamic program for you this year. The theme for this year’s Call is Sustainability: Acting for Social and Ecological Justice. Join us on Thursday, Mar. 9 at 4 p.m. PST.   Our annual Call across the Globe has become a tradition since Fielding’s 45th Anniversary. It is an opportunity for the Fielding community, friends, and partners, to celebrate our university’s Anniversary and come together for a learning opportunity. To commemorate [...]

Celebrate Fielding’s 49th Anniversary and Join a Call Across the Globe on March 9th2023-08-22T11:53:21-07:00

In recognition of Black History Month, Live Garra Theatre presents “Soul II Soul: What Makes a Poet Breathe?”

2023-02-22T12:47:18-08:00

Wanda Whiteside, Ed.D. Fielding alum and Artistic Director of Live Garra Theatre, Dr. Wanda Whiteside, announces a special event this weekend at the venue. In recognition of Black History Month, Live Garra Theatre presents “Soul II Soul: What Makes a Poet Breathe?” — staged readings written by poets and aspiring playwrights about what it means to be distinguished as an Ascending Citizen. As part of the Playwrights’ Conservatory: The Voice of the Human Living Experience, ascending citizens tell their stories. Artists put pen to paper to create a community-based arts related experience, the organic development of the life [...]

In recognition of Black History Month, Live Garra Theatre presents “Soul II Soul: What Makes a Poet Breathe?”2023-02-22T12:47:18-08:00

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