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What is Saybrook University?
Saybrook University is the world’s premier institution for humanistic scholarship and practice. Founded in 1971 by a group of prominent scholars and psychologists, including Abraham Maslow, Rollo May, and Carl Rogers, Saybrook has long been recognized as the intellectual center of humanistic psychology, and has since become a noted thought leader in areas including Organizational Systems, Human Science, and Mind-Body Medicine.
Saybrook was also a pioneer in distance learning, one of the first American universities to offer graduate education at a distance for working professionals, and today exclusively offers graduate level courses that combine online education with in-person classes, intensive seminars, and conferences. As a result it has students in nearly every state, and across the globe, able to pursue advanced education without putting their life’s work on hold. Together they form a community that is united in the idea that education must be put into practice in order to create a humane and sustainable world.
Today Saybrook is composed of three colleges: the Graduate College of Psychology and Humanistic Studies (based in San Francisco), LIOS Graduate College (based in Seattle), and the Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine (based in San Francisco and Washington D.C.).
Saybrook is a non-profit university and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Tap into our expertise – Find experts at Saybrook
Saybrook faculty are noted experts in a variety of fields They are recognized thought leaders in:
• Psychology • Creativity • Sustainability • Organizational Leadership
• Integrative Health • The study of consciousness • Mind-Body Medicine
• Transformative Social Change • Health Care Administration • The philosophy of William James • Peace movements worldwide
• The scholarship of Carl Jung • The study of dreams
We will be happy to make our faculty available for comment on issues in their areas of expertise.
Contact Us
Members of the press should contact
Sigrid Badinelli
Vice President Communications and External Affairs
415.394.5017
sbadinelli@saybrook.edu
Saybrook in the News:
- The Seven Stages of a Lay Meditator -- Psychology Today
- New DSM may encourage overtreatment, psychologists say -- The Seattle Times
- Saybrook University mind-body work marks 40 years - San Francisco Chronicle
- The Flapping Butterfly Wings of Gifted Mentorship: Ruth Richards and Saybrook University - NeuroQuantology (Subscription Required)
- New Findings Reported from Saybrook University Describe Advances in Humanistic Psychology - Managed Care Weekly Digest (Subscription Required)
- Miami: Greener than You Think - TriplePundit
Saybrook News:
- Saybrook University introduces PhD program focusing on Creativity Studies
- Saybrook's Donna Nassor appointed to represent the International Peace Research Association
- Saybrook University to Sponsor Chip Conley "Emotional Equations" Book Signing Events
- Saybrook University Appoints Chip Conley as its first Scholar-Practitioner in Residence
- American Psychological Association flagship publication article on Existential-Humanistic therapy prominently features Saybrook faculty, alumni, and students.
- Saybrook University issues statement in support of the Occupy Movement
- Wilson Williams named to Board of Directors for the Museum of Women in the Arts
- Alumna Kafia Jones promoted to Brigadier General
- Saybrook faculty featured as “Pioneers” in the journal NeuroQuantology
- Watch PsyD student Martha White's presentation to the Hawaii state legislature
- Louis Hoffman named President-Elect of the Society for Humanistic Psychology
- Dr. Joel Federman writes about his trip to Egypt and meeting with democracy activists
Media:
Saybrook’s official blog is The Saybrook Forum. Additionally, it manages the following academic websites:
• The New Existentialists: the official website of a the new existential movement in American psychology, with contributors from universities across America.
• Rethinking Complexity: a website examining new ways to manage organizations, develop sustainable systems, and manage the issues in an increasingly complex world.
