Op-Ed: A New Kind of Education for Urban Leaders in America

2023-03-01T09:53:26-08:00

By: President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D., Fielding Graduate University, and President Ronald Mason, Jr., J.D., University of the District of Columbia Urban communities large and small face more new and complex challenges as well as more opportunities than ever before. For example, consider racism, violence, climate change, population mobility enhanced by faster and more economical transportation options and sophisticated technologies that enhance quicker transmission of larger bodies of information, much of which includes disinformation and is leading to greater cultural divisiveness along political, racial and economic lines. Urban community leaders must therefore be attuned to these changing realities and understand how to [...]

Op-Ed: A New Kind of Education for Urban Leaders in America2023-03-01T09:53:26-08:00

Statement from the President: Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

2023-02-16T07:36:47-08:00

Dear Fielding Community,  We extend the heartfelt sympathies from the entire Fielding Graduate University community to all those who are suffering in the wake of last Monday’s powerful earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. As the impact of this quake continues to unfold, we expect the casualties to rise.   As a global university with personal and professional connections to the region through our students, faculty, alums, and staff, we recognize that many in our community are feeling anguish and despair in the face of this disaster.  Please be reminded that your support and acts of care will be greatly appreciated to [...]

Statement from the President: Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria2023-02-16T07:36:47-08:00

Fielding Global Ecological and Social Justice Service Year Proclamation

2023-08-24T13:32:18-07:00

Dear Fielding Community Members,   Welcome to 2023! To commemorate our 49th Anniversary, the President’s Sustainability Advisory Council has designated 2023 as our Fielding Global Ecological and Social Justice Service Year throughout the world.  President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D.  The purpose of this designation is to collect stories of Fielding community members engaged in service in their communities. We know from scholarly research that it only takes a small number of people to create the conditions for positive social change. When people take collective action, their communities benefit.    Fielding Graduate University is a community that acts to secure the [...]

Fielding Global Ecological and Social Justice Service Year Proclamation2023-08-24T13:32:18-07:00

A New Year’s Message From President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D.

2023-01-06T11:14:49-08:00

Dear Fielding Community, Welcome to 2023! President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D. On the occasion of another full turn of the earth around the sun, what may await us as the New Year turns to 2023? Impermanence, as many philosophers remind us, is the only constant. Humans have both an enormous capacity for change and, simultaneously, a resistance to it. We lament all that isn’t anymore, and yet, we adapt quickly in light of new circumstances. Resilience, the watchword of the pandemic, is also our shadow. It allows us to become accustomed to conditions that are not ideal, but [...]

A New Year’s Message From President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D.2023-01-06T11:14:49-08:00
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