Fielding's Sustainability Working Group is hosting a discussion at Winter Session on Leadership for Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene, and Session attendees as well as members of the public are invited to take part. Fielding President Katrina Rogers will speak, as will local youth organizer Madai Quevedo, followed by a group dialogue on how to think about self, society, and sustainability in proactive and affirming -- rather than debilitating -- ways. The free event will take place from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday, January 9, at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beach Front Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. For [...]

In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, Navajo alum Miranda Jensen Haskie, EdD, 2002, shares what she learned and studied at Fielding -- and how she has put it to use since graduating. My dissertation, "Preserving a Culture: Practicing the Navajo Principles of Hozho doo K’e," examined the life of a 20th century Navajo leader, Albert “Chic” Sandoval. I conducted grounded theory research, analyzing archival data primarily and conducting interviews secondarily. Some recommendations I made were to research one’s family history and/or tribal history and to travel as one builds intercultural ties. I thoroughly enjoyed my doctoral studies with Fielding Graduate [...]

Final edition of 'Fielding Scholar Practitioner' publishes on Kindle & more Fielding University Press is pleased to announce that the final edition of our special Anniversary monograph The Fielding Scholar Practitioner is now published in both print and E-book formats. Conceived to celebrate Fielding’s 45th anniversary, the book contains 42 contributions from alumni, students, board members, administration, and faculty. In the first section, alumni write about how their evolution from practitioner to a Fielding scholar-practitioner inspired their life’s work, and discuss their specific fields and research as they pertain to social change. The second section is dedicated to the fascinating story of how Fielding took shape as an independent [...]