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Faculty Member Rich Appelbaum Pens an Op-Ed on Rent Stabilization

2022-07-26T11:31:38-07:00

Faculty Member Rich Appelbaum Pens an Op-Ed on Rent Stabilization Human and Organizational Development faculty member Richard Appelbaum, Ph.D., pens an op-ed with UCSB professor Alice O’Connor, Ph.D., titled, Rent Stabilization Is a Necessary Tool, for The Santa Barbara Independent. They write: Richard Appelbaum, Ph.D. In comprehensive and authoritative surveys of rent regulation in California and across the U.S., researchers from the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and the Washington, DC-based Urban Institute offer careful assessments of what well-designed and implemented rent stabilization measures can accomplish. Far from “never succeeding,” these and [...]

Faculty Member Rich Appelbaum Pens an Op-Ed on Rent Stabilization2022-07-26T11:31:38-07:00

Navajo Education Leaders, Scholars, Set to Discuss Education for the Future

2022-07-26T11:08:38-07:00

Fielding Graduate University Collaborates with the Navajo Nation on Doctoral Degrees photo taken at the 4th Annual Navajo Education Conference Navajo female leaders, the decolonization of education, and the future of Navajo teaching and learning are some of the critical topics and the kind of research that more than 80 Navajo education leaders and scholars will discuss when they gather for the 6th annual Navajo Education Conference in Window Rock, AZ, July 28-29. The annual conference is jointly organized and sponsored by the Navajo Nation, the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA), the Navajo [...]

Navajo Education Leaders, Scholars, Set to Discuss Education for the Future2022-07-26T11:08:38-07:00

New Scientists for a New America in a New Normal, Lecture by Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D.

2022-07-21T13:15:32-07:00

New Scientists for a New America in a New Normal is the title of the lecture by Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Marie Fielder Center Dr. Taylor. The lecture is part of the Ambrose Jearld, Jr. Lecture on Diversity and Inclusion at Woods Hole Geographic Institution in Massachusetts, the world’s leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. The Ambrose Jearld, Jr. Lecture is given every summer in Woods Hole by invited scholars, scientists, authors and others who can challenge the status quo to bring perspective, knowledge, and expertise to the subject of building [...]

New Scientists for a New America in a New Normal, Lecture by Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D.2022-07-21T13:15:32-07:00

Fielding Faculty Four Arrows & Notre Dame Faculty Emerita Darcia Narvaez Discuss the Significance of Restoring the Kinship Worldview

2022-07-19T14:54:27-07:00

EdD Leadership for Change faculty member Four Arrows, Ph.D., and University of Notre Dame Faculty Emerita Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D, discuss their recent book, Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth. Restoring the Kinship Worldview Restoring the Kinship Worldview is rooted in an Indigenous vision and strong social purpose that sees all life forms as sacred and sentient–that honors the wisdom of the heart, and grants equal standing to rights and responsibilities. Four Arrows and Dr. Narvaez present 28 passages from Indigenous leaders, including Mourning Dove, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Winona LaDuke, [...]

Fielding Faculty Four Arrows & Notre Dame Faculty Emerita Darcia Narvaez Discuss the Significance of Restoring the Kinship Worldview2022-07-19T14:54:27-07:00

Finding Moments of Awakening After Trauma

2022-07-14T13:05:35-07:00

Transforming: Finding Moments of Awakening After Trauma Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, “a proud Sierra Leonean-Canadian, who was born in Germany” and studied in the United States and Canada, is many things to many people—and they are all good. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, Ph.D. Whether domestically or internationally, she’s known as a trusted leader to organizations, communities, and even to other leaders in search of possibilities and ways to “ignite transformation in the complex issues they face.” In other words, “I help leaders move from being stuck…to purposeful action that helps them move forward instead of spinning their wheels,” she shared in [...]

Finding Moments of Awakening After Trauma2022-07-14T13:05:35-07:00

Media Psychology Alum Linda Durnell, Ph.D., Promoted to Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

2022-07-12T12:09:33-07:00

Effective August 2022, Media Psychology Program Alum Linda Durnell, Ph.D., will serve as Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Linda Durnell, Ph.D. As a media psychologist, Durnell teaches and offers the analysis of the impact technology and media can have on human behavior in the areas of consumer behavior, retail analytics, branding, and marketing communications. At Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, she teaches Consumer Behavior, which focuses on consumer decision-making based on theoretical and empirical findings from psychology, anthropology, and sociology and includes engagement, emotions, and social influences. Durnell shares: “I want to thank everyone at [...]

Media Psychology Alum Linda Durnell, Ph.D., Promoted to Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School2022-07-12T12:09:33-07:00

Fielding Focus Magazine: Scholar-Practitioner, July 2022 Issue

2022-07-11T14:58:48-07:00

Focus Magazine: Scholar-Practitioner, July 2022 Issue We are excited to share that the July 2022 issue is now available online, and the members of the Fielding community will receive it in the mailboxes shortly. Focus Magazine July, 2022 This issue's theme is Scholar-Practitioner. In the opening letter, President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D., discusses Fielding's tradition in educating scholar-practitioners and even shaping the concept itself: "Whether the word scholar is first or second in the terminology, the idea is that an iterative process of inquiry and discovery takes place. Insights from what we experience and do in the world [...]

Fielding Focus Magazine: Scholar-Practitioner, July 2022 Issue2022-07-11T14:58:48-07:00

Fielding’s Dr. Kathy Geller is part of an international team of scholars being honored with the “MED Global Forum Best Symposium Award” at the 82nd Academy of Management Conference

2022-07-01T15:06:53-07:00

Fielding’s HOD program director, Kathy Geller, Ph.D., is part of an international team of scholars being honored with the “MED Global Forum Best Symposium Award” at the 82nd Academy of Management Conference The winning symposium will be presented on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Founded in 1936, the Academy of Management (AOM) is an internationally recognized professional association for scholars and practitioners of management and organizations. This year’s conference anticipates over 7,000 members in attendance. Each year at the AOM annual conference, divisions within the Academy bestow awards including the MED Global Forum Best Symposium Award. This award recognizes the symposium [...]

Fielding’s Dr. Kathy Geller is part of an international team of scholars being honored with the “MED Global Forum Best Symposium Award” at the 82nd Academy of Management Conference2022-07-01T15:06:53-07:00

Fielding University Press Publishes “Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook”

2022-06-30T11:40:42-07:00

Wednesday, July 29 — Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Fielding University Press is proud to announce its publication of The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook, written by Fielding alumna Dr. Laura McGuire. The publication is the first to be co-funded by the Jean-Pierre Isbouts Endowed Fund for Lifelong Learning, launched by alum Pauline Albert, Ph.D., to support the publication of research by Fielding’s alumni. In this Guidebook, Laura deploys her lived experience as a sexual misconduct prevention expert in higher education and the military to develop a series of best practices for use on campus at today’s educational institutions. Going [...]

Fielding University Press Publishes “Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook”2022-06-30T11:40:42-07:00

Handbook of Online Learning in Higher Education

2022-07-20T16:00:06-07:00

“A comprehensive, contemporary, and research-supported treatment of online learning. Engaging with this work can encourage conversation, inspire reflection, and improve practice for anyone involved in online teaching and learning,” says Executive Director and CEO of Quality Matters Deborah Adair, Ph.D. in her review of Fielding’s “Handbook of Online Learning in Higher Education”. Released in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that the “Handbook for Online Learning” has become a go-to source for universities and educators challenged to pivot and build online learning programs and curricula from scratch. For others in higher education who have embraced the new opportunities that [...]

Handbook of Online Learning in Higher Education2022-07-20T16:00:06-07:00
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