Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Running for APA Presidency

2024-01-24T13:02:01-08:00

Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President of Fielding Graduate University, Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., is running for the presidency of the American Psychological Association (APA). For 16 years, Dr. Williams has been involved with the APA and brings extensive experience in executive leadership and governance in academic and nonprofit organizational leadership throughout her career. Leveraging her expertise in wellness in work and leadership context for diverse populations, Dr. Williams is running on a platform of Radically Well Together. From her campaign website, Dr. Williams articulates the following: “Being radically well involves applying the clarity and [...]

Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Running for APA Presidency2024-01-24T13:02:01-08:00

Fielding Welcomes New Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson

2024-01-22T12:35:25-08:00

Fielding welcomes new Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson Fielding Graduate University proudly introduces Elena Nicklasson as the newest member of its leadership team, taking on the role of Vice President of University Relations. In this pivotal year, marking the university's 50th Anniversary, Nicklasson’s appointment is integral to Fielding's strategic initiative aimed at amplifying the university's engagement and extending its impact both within the local community and on the global stage. Nicklasson, who has been with Fielding since 2017, brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to social justice, nonprofit management, and strategic planning. Her responsibilities will [...]

Fielding Welcomes New Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson2024-01-22T12:35:25-08:00

Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams Delivers Keynote at APA 2023

2023-12-24T05:16:58-08:00

Fielding Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., delivered a strong keynote address at the annual American Psychological Association (APA) 2023 conference held in Washington D.C. earlier this month. Provost Williams's presentation was titled "On Refusal and Recovery: What Black women teach us about reclaiming our wellness in our work." In her keynote address, Dr. Wendi Williams explained to a standing-room-only packed auditorium how Black women's refusal and recovery offer key lessons to positively shape our collective reclamation of wellness in our work lives. Black women have a complicated relationship with labor in the U.S. context and beyond. [...]

Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams Delivers Keynote at APA 20232023-12-24T05:16:58-08:00

Doctoral Student Whitney Breer Releases Leadership Starts With You

2023-07-19T11:36:46-07:00

Leaders have a new resource to add to their libraries and daily lives.  Whitney Breer Published through Fielding University Press, the business novel Leadership Starts with You: A Leader's Quest for Leadership Excellence, penned by international executive coach, motivational speaker, and current Fielding Human Development doctoral student Whitney Breer, highlights modern leadership. It encapsulates the theory of leadership excellence in a compelling story about a fictional character named Kathleen Battlefield.   Kathleen is in line to take over the family-owned business, but her father pulls the rug out from under her just before she is handed the reins. Angry [...]

Doctoral Student Whitney Breer Releases Leadership Starts With You2023-07-19T11:36:46-07:00

Fielding’s Associate Director of Communications Kaylin Staten Pens Article in National PR Publication

2023-06-23T03:52:58-07:00

Kaylin R. Staten, APR, MPRCA Associate Director of Communications Kaylin R. Staten, APR, MPRCA recently wrote an article for PRSA (the Public Relations Society of America’s Strategies & Tactics publication. The full article -- centered on positive psychology, public relations and communications, and mental health advocacy – is below. Tune In: A Model for Well-Being and Self-Reflection With the always-on roles and responsibilities of the public relations industry, it can be challenging to find the time and mental capacity to seek our own purposes and happiness. This is where positive psychology can aid us as communicators, particularly in [...]

Fielding’s Associate Director of Communications Kaylin Staten Pens Article in National PR Publication2023-06-23T03:52:58-07:00

Fielding Provost Wendi Williams Selected as Keynote Speaker for APA 2023

2023-07-27T08:01:37-07:00

The American Psychological Association (APA) selected Fielding Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., as a keynote speaker for the annual APA 2023 conference. The event will take place from August 3rd to the 5th in Washington D.C., with keynote presentations also being live-streamed. Provost Williams will be speaking on the main stage in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Friday, August 4th, at 2 pm Eastern. Friday, August 4 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. ET WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER, LEVEL 3, BALLROOM A AND B/ MAIN STAGE LIVESTREAM (Virtual Experience tickets available here) APA keynote speakers [...]

Fielding Provost Wendi Williams Selected as Keynote Speaker for APA 20232023-07-27T08:01:37-07:00

May 5th is MMIW Awareness Day. An interview with doctoral student and member of the Hualapai Tribe Amanda Abbie-Hall

2023-05-05T09:51:53-07:00

National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day is May 5th. The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) declares the first week in May as a National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and the entire month of May as a time to recognize MMIW in North America. MMIW is also known as MMIWG2S for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit. Information on how to get involved is available at www.niwrc.org/mmiwnatlweek23. 4 out of 5 (80%) of our Native women experienced some form of violence in their lifetime. (1) Native women face murder [...]

May 5th is MMIW Awareness Day. An interview with doctoral student and member of the Hualapai Tribe Amanda Abbie-Hall2023-05-05T09:51:53-07:00

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

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

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