Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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From Our Beginning
From its 1974 beginning, Fielding Graduate University was founded on a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). With the university’s focus of providing doctoral education to mid-career adults, we offered graduate experiences specifically designed for people who had been left out of traditional education. At that time, graduate education was primarily for the younger, relatively inexperienced male adult, usually white, who was able to forego full-time employment and to relocate his family, if he had one, for several years to pursue a PhD. In contrast, Fielding’s distributed model built on students’ professional expertise, allowing them to remain in their communities and work settings. We hired scholar-practitioner faculty who lived and worked in the communities where our students were located.
Dolores Huerta at Fielding
Legendary activist and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta drew hundreds of people from both the Fielding and Santa Barbara community on Jan. 10, 2020, when she came to Winter Session to accept the university’s Medal for Social Transformation.
“You can make a difference, but you have to speak up and you have to be ready to sacrifice,” Huerta told the sold-out crowd during a Q&A panel that included (L-R below) Santa Maria teacher Eunice Gonzalez, the daughter of farmworkers and a recent MA graduate of Brown University; Marcos Vargas, executive director of The Fund for Santa Barbara; and Eva Catalan, a youth organizer at Future Leaders of America. A Spanish-language interpreter was on hand to translate the program live, and Santa Barbara Chicano poet Miguel Cruz gave a powerful, spoken-word performance that drew a standing ovation.
Why Making Vital Distinctions Between Indigenous and Dominant Worldviews is Not a “Binary Thinking Problem”
Why Making Vital Distinctions Between Indigenous and Dominant Worldviews is Not a “Binary Thinking Problem” And, In Fact, Could Save Us from Extinction During President Clinton’s election, the phrase “It’s the economy, [...]
Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD, Receives Creative Longevity and Wisdom Award
Contributions to visionary leadership in positive aging recognized The 2021 Fielding Creative Longevity and Wisdom Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner Award is presented to Peter Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D., for his contributions to visionary leadership in positive [...]
The National Diversity Collaborative Certificate Program at Fielding
The National Diversity Collaborative, Inc. has launched the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI&A) Certificate training in partnership with Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation (ISI). Dr. Bill White William White, EdD (2001), [...]
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