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Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - Marcus Aurelius - 04-14-2026
https://www.excelsior.edu/about/fielding-graduate-university/
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - sanantone - 04-14-2026
This is the weirdest, most unexpected merger.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - SteveFoerster - 04-15-2026
Interesting. They're both distance learning pioneers, but otherwise I'm not sure I see why Excelsior would want to absorb Fielding (which is what seems to really be happening here).
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - Marcus Aurelius - 04-15-2026
The only thing I can figure is that Excelsior is ready to start offering doctorates. Fielding already has APA-accredited programs.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - ss20ts - 04-15-2026
Interesting. One is in New York and one is in California. Interesting to see what happens with the accreditation since there's 2 different accreditation bodies involved.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - SteveFoerster - 04-15-2026
(04-15-2026, 02:03 PM)ss20ts Wrote: Interesting. One is in New York and one is in California. Interesting to see what happens with the accreditation since there's 2 different accreditation bodies involved.
Institutionally, Excelsior's is the one that matters since they're the ones acquiring Fielding. But preserving the APA accreditation of Fielding's doctorate in clinical psychology is the real key here.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - MichaelGates - 04-15-2026
As a Regents College, Excelsior College, Excelsior University graduate I am not too excited by this. Just another name associated with them to try and remember.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - SteveFoerster - 04-15-2026
(04-15-2026, 04:21 PM)MichaelGates Wrote: As a Regents College, Excelsior College, Excelsior University graduate I am not too excited by this. Just another name associated with them to try and remember.
To be fair, this time it's the Fielding people who have something new to remember. You University of the State of New York folks can keep the current name for a change!
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - MichaelGates - 04-15-2026
(04-15-2026, 05:20 PM)SteveFoerster Wrote:(04-15-2026, 04:21 PM)MichaelGates Wrote: As a Regents College, Excelsior College, Excelsior University graduate I am not too excited by this. Just another name associated with them to try and remember.
To be fair, this time it's the Fielding people who have something new to remember. You University of the State of New York folks can keep the current name for a change!
I have told this once in the past. I once went to a job interview and the interviewer said my degree was not real as he had graduated from Regents College and knew of no school called Excelsior College in New York. He was not happy with what I told him next.
RE: Fielding Graduate University Merges with Excelsior - davewill - 04-16-2026
(04-15-2026, 05:58 PM)MichaelGates Wrote: I have told this once in the past. I once went to a job interview and the interviewer said my degree was not real as he had graduated from Regents College and knew of no school called Excelsior College in New York. He was not happy with what I told him next.
Dude deserved it for saying something that rude in the first place.