The Fielding Center provides co-curricular studies and public programming involving the American presidency, including presidential engagement and leadership of executive-legislative relations, foreign policy, and domestic and economic policy. By building connections with former and current senior executive branch officials, students gain access to distinct observations and insights about the American presidency. These interactions will serve as the foundation for a network of student leaders and professionals within the field of public service.
Every year, a select group of Gettysburg College students are selected as Fielding Fellows. Each group of Fielding Fellows completes an in-depth public policy research project sponsored by the U.S. State Department, travels to presidential libraries to conduct archival research, and facilitates on-campus panels and debates that touch on current events.
Fielding Fellows
A cornerstone of the Fielding Center, the Fielding Fellows program provides a select group of Gettysburg College students with an immersive experience centered on the executive branch of the United States. The year-long fellowship focuses on separation of powers dynamics, constitutional law, and diplomacy. Each year, Fielding Fellows travel to a presidential library to conduct archival research, facilitate on-campus panels and debates, and work on an in-depth public policy project.
Global public policy work
Each year, the Fielding Center undertakes a yearlong project sponsored by the U.S. State Department's Diplomacy Lab. In the recent years, the Fielding Center has presented its research to embassy officials in Munich and Montenegro.
Public events
The Fielding Center hosts a variety of events throughout the academic year. Almost all of our events are free and open to the public. Learn more about upcoming events at the Eisenhower Institute.
Support our work
Support our work through a gift to the Fielding Center. More information available here.
Our people
- Dr. Douglas Page
Interim Director and Associate Professor of Political Science - Dr. Lindsay Reid
Diplomacy Lab Project Director and Associate Professor of Political Science - Fred F. Fielding
Founder and former White House Counsel to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush
“I first learned of the following Plato quote when I was a student at Gettysburg: the penalty for wise men who decline to participate in their governance is to be ruled by unwise men.”
– Fred Fielding ’61