“Better Together” Community Showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 4

“Better Together” Community Showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 4

Pictured above: This year’s Comet Award recipient, Bob Wilson, talks to Palomar College Superintendent/President Dr. Joi Lin Blake at the groundbreaking of the Anita & Stan Maag Food & Nutrition Center in March 2018. What: Palomar College Foundation’s...
Robert Reich delivers electrifying keynote at Palomar forum

Robert Reich delivers electrifying keynote at Palomar forum

As one of the world’s leading economists and a professor at UC Berkeley, Reich spoke to approximately 1,200 people as part of the Palomar College Student Equity Speaker Series. ESCONDIDO — At a special engagement hosted by Palomar College on Friday, Nov. 16, former...
Marine Corps veteran found his path at Palomar

Marine Corps veteran found his path at Palomar

As the college celebrates Veterans Day, one veteran’s story illustrates the power of higher education. “Once a Marine, always a Marine,” the saying goes—and now, for Matt Baugh, also a college graduate. SAN MARCOS — For Matt Baugh, the road from infantryman to college...
Every Donation at Palomar’s #GivingTuesday Event Will Be Matched

Every Donation at Palomar’s #GivingTuesday Event Will Be Matched

With a catered lunch on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the Palomar College Foundation will raise money for scholarships, textbook assistance and the Palomar Promise. SAN MARCOS, CA ― It’s a season for giving thanks and giving back, and several generous donors have stepped forward...
Education and incarceration: making a difference

Education and incarceration: making a difference

Palomar College brings courses into the Vista Detention Facility as formerly incarcerated students on campus get their feet under them. In the effort to assimilate back into society, everyone seems to agree about one thing: “Education is the key.” SAN MARCOS — It was...