Diversity advocate, educator honored for social justice work               Chicago, IL — On July 21, University of Michigan Distinguished University Professor Patricia Gurin, PhD, received the 2018 Marie Fielder Medal for Social Justice. She was honored by Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership and Education for her professional dedication to social justice work, including advocating for diversity in higher education. The award was presented during Fielding’s graduation convocation in Chicago, Ill., following the university’s week-long national session, where students, faculty and alumni from all over the world gathered for workshops in leadership [...]

Dr. Gary Orfield Awarded Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement President Katrina Rogers (L) and faculty member Dr. Nicola Smith (daughter of Marie Fielder) with Dr. Orfield On January 13, Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership and Education honored UCLA Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Gary Orfield with the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. Co-founder and director of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, and now co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, Dr. Orfield was recognized for his decades of research on civil rights, education policy, urban policy and minority [...]

UCLA's Dr. Gary Orfield honored for lifetime achievement On January 13, UCLA Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Gary Orfield will receive the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. He is being honored by Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership and Education for his decades of research on civil rights, education policy, urban policy and minority opportunity. The event takes place at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort as part of Fielding‘s national session, at which worldwide students, faculty and alumni gather for workshops in leadership and education. “Dr. Gary Orfield represents the highest ideals of the Marie [...]

On January 15, 2016, Fielding Graduate University will launch its brand new Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education, a multidisciplinary research and advocacy center that will advance diversity and inclusion throughout society. It honors the life and legacy of the late Marie Fielder, PhD, a brilliant and influential African American educator and champion for social justice, who was a member of Fielding’s founding family in the 1970s. The Center aims to become a significant national entity for advancing public discourse and advocacy on social democracy, leadership and especially education—K-12 through university. “Social and ecological justice has resided at the [...]