James Rankin, PhD, Speaks at World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies Fielding HOD Alum Ed (AKA James) Rankin, PhD, recently gave a presentation at the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies. He spoke about the research from his Fielding dissertation on Conspiracy Theory and the War on Terror. He sent us a summary of his talk: Ed Rankin, PhD The Global War on Terror began soon after the events of September 11, 2001. Gaining legitimacy for the War on Terror (WoT) involved a continuing propaganda campaign in which the conspiracy theory meme and label continue to play important roles. Troubling questions [...]

MOU Signed for STEM Leadership Collaboration (L-R) L.A. Harbor College President Otto Lee with Fielding President Katrina Rogers & VPs Monique Snowden & Orlando Taylor Fielding Graduate University and Los Angeles Harbor college signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to create a partnership for collaboration in leadership development in the STEM professions. The two institutions, one a graduate school and the other a community college, will collaborate on faculty development and joint fundraising for projects of mutual interest. In addition to working more closely on issues of access and equity related to each of their institution's mission, L.A. [...]

ELC Faculty Member Shares His Philosophy on Changing Our Personal Perspectives It's a busy month for Educational Leadership & Change faculty member Four Arrows, PhD. In addition to making two international presentations, he is the subject of a brand new book about his life. All of these endeavors share a common theme in spreading Four Arrows' life philosophy of living to our full potential in relation with all sentient beings. The new book, Fearless Engagement of Four Arrows: The True Story of an Indigenous-Based Social Transformer by R. Michael Fisher offers a unique strong "medicine" for the reconstruction of a healthy, sane, and sustainable [...]

Next year, 2019, will mark Fielding’s 45th anniversary as an institution of higher learning. We will commemorate this date with the publication of a monograph that celebrates the diversity and academic vibrancy of our scholar-practitioner community. Members of this community — from students and staff to faculty and alumni — are warmly invited to submit an article for our Anniversary Monograph. The purpose of this publication is to document the rich diversity of research, ideas, and accomplishments of our community, both in scholarship and practice, and to identify ways we can continue to grow as a community in the future. We [...]

A Roundup of Recent Books Quite a few books have been published by and about Fielding faculty and alumni lately -- on topics from neuromarketing to sustainability to death and dying.   Women Having Impact: How women of color are making a difference in STEM at minority serving institutions From Fielding University Press; by Kimarie Engerman, Tamara Floyd Smith, Stephanie Luster-Teasley  In this follow-up to last year’s Women Called to Lead, the focus is to document the extraordinary experiences and successes of women in academic leadership positions. In often deeply moving narratives, these authors describe how they used their knowledge and [...]