Fielding is proud to welcome the following new faculty members to the Human & Organizational Development department in our School of Leadership Studies: John Austin, PhD Management, Boston College John has deep knowledge of OD; an impressive record of research and publications in top journals in OD; and deep experience in consultancy and change agentry in organizations.  He brings research and practice knowledge with respect to leadership and leadership development in organizations.  His commitment to social justice is demonstrated both in practice and research.  He offers a range a methodological expertise, including qualitative and quantitative approaches. Tracy Fisher, PhD Anthropology, The [...]

Dr. Susan Cannon, adjunct faculty in Fielding's Organizational Development & Leadership program, has received a prestigious Nautilus Book Award for her book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love, and Lead. Co-authored with Suzanne Anderson, the book "offers a new source code for our culture," says Conscious Evolution author Barbara Marx Hubbard. "With great compassion and wisdom we are guided through dynamic steps toward a new level of wholeness. Highly recommended.” The Nautilus Book Awards recognize publications in the genre of social and environmental justice. Past recipients include the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Barbara Kingsolver, and Desmund Tutu. Dr. Cannon's book [...]

Santa Barbara residents are invited to hear Walt Disney documentarian and Fielding Graduate University faculty member Jean-Pierre Isbouts shed light on the storied and often surprising life of Disney’s founder, illustrated with excerpts from the acclaimed film Walt: The Man Behind the Myth at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Hotel, 633 E. Cabrillo Boulevard. Fifty years after his death, Walt Disney remains one of the most celebrated — and misunderstood — figures in popular culture. Narrated by Dick Van Dyke and featuring interviews with luminary Ray Bradbury; stars like Robert Stack, Buddy Ebsen and Fess Parker; and animators who worked on the classic films Snow White,Pinocchio and [...]