Reflecting on Past, Present, & Future of LGBTQIA+ Community By Tom Hayashi, PhD, alum and Building Inclusion Council Fellow 2019 San Francisco Pride Parade The most common images of the contemporary western notion of pride is throngs of celebrants parading and partying at the launch of the summer season. But even with all the hoopla, we have to reflect on the significance of the celebration. A May 30 1981 file photo showing men being led to a police van by Edmonton police after a raid on the Pisces Health Spa. Bill McKeown, Edmonton Journal   The origin [...]

Film Panel Spotlights Issues in Migration, Power, & Ecology Several multidisciplinary Fielding groups will host the panel discussion at Summer Session 4-6 pm Central on Thursday, July 18, at the Westin Rosemont hotel in Chicago. "Walls and Bridges: Diverse Voices on Migration and Social Justice" aims to reveal the issues around migration, power, and ecology with the power of film. Featuring a panel of scholars and activist filmmakers offering commentary on relevant clips of their work, the event is sponsored by Fielding's Sustainability Working Group, Building Inclusion Council, and doctoral concentrations in Sustainability Leadership and Media, Technology & Innovation. Faculty members [...]

A confession – and a request – for LGBTQ Pride Month By Anna DiStefano, EdD, Provost Emerita and retired Fielding faculty Anna DiStefano, right, and her partner of 40 years Deb Karoff For more than 20 years, the U.S. has “celebrated” Pride Month in June. It is a time to see and appreciate all the members of the LGBTQIA spectrum. I am happy that at least one month out of 12 is devoted to honoring the diversity of identities in this country – including my own as a lesbian. However, I have to admit that when I think of [...]

In Memory of Reid Strieby, PhD, '74 Reid Strieby, PhD Fielding is mourning the loss of one of its very first students – and first graduate – Reid Strieby, PhD, who passed away May 26, 2019, at the age of 86. Dr. Strieby came to Fielding Institute in 1974 to complete a PhD that he had started elsewhere. He was a veteran of the Korean War who had bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and had been working at the National Opinion Research Center there as well as teaching at the Illinois Institute of Technology and [...]

No manual provided for children of immigrants' children For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month By Sampath Radhakrishna, Financial Aid & Scholarships assistant Sam and his parents in the Sierras Children of immigrants in America have it easy. Their parents do all the heavy lifting and leave them with a cushy life. They don’t have to look up cultural references while watching Friends, meander through the pronunciational inconsistencies of English, or pretend to like store-bought mayonnaise. But what about the children of immigrants’ kids? That story – my story – is more confusing. Sam and his mother’s family in [...]

Judith Orloff raises money for students in need Fielding Leadership for Change doctoral candidate Judith Orloff recently hosted a fundraiser for her own birthday to raise money for Fielding's Advancement Scholarship. Orloff is extremely grateful for her studies at Fielding, saying they have profoundly shifted her view of education and social justice. The Advancement Scholarship was created by Fielding's Board of Trustees because they recognized the need for resources to be available to students when other funding is not accessible. Thanks to the Advancement Scholarship, our students are able to continue their education and conduct cutting-edge research in the areas of [...]

Fielding saddened by death of Clinical Psychology faculty member The Fielding community was sad to learn that beloved Clinical Psychology faculty member Stephen Ruffins, passed away on April 28. The brilliant and creative Dr. Ruffins had been coping with chronic illness for a number of years. A graduate of the University of Michigan, where he had both research and merit fellowships, Dr. Ruffins was an expert in psychopathology, stress, social psychology, and many other areas of psychology. His family is planning a memorial this summer on Long Island, New York. The Clinical Psychology program is planning a remembrance in his honor at [...]