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During his virtual presentation, former Palomar College STEM student Yuri Rodea provides glimpses of a career in advanced engineering and urges students to “stick with it.” SAN MARCOS — When the Mars 2020 Rover lands on the Red Planet next year, it will begin transmitting images captured with equipment that Yuri Rodea helped to build.…

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The Community College Facility Coalition recognizes two of the college’s most recent construction projects, including the Education Center in Rancho Bernardo. SAN MARCOS — Two major building projects funded by Prop. M at Palomar have won design awards from the Sacramento-based Community College Facility Coalition (CCFC), the latest in a series of awards earned by…

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Building on a foundation of student advocacy, dedicated faculty and staff at Palomar College spent decades dismantling prejudiced systems, and making the campus a welcoming place for underserved communities. SAN MARCOS — Following the turbulent 1960s and ‘70s, Palomar College took its first steps toward overturning systemic racism with the creation of the first academic…

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A Palomar College faculty member and a former Palomar student will both have work exhibited during the virtual Fashion Week San Diego event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17. SAN MARCOS — Two fashion designers with close ties to Palomar College will be featured in Fashion Week San Diego, a highly celebrated industry event that this…

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As Palomar College pursues a bold and ambitious antiracist framework, campus leaders look back on key moments in the sustained effort to resist and reverse institutionalized racism. SAN MARCOS — From student protests in the 1970s to a pivotal Black Lives Matter Forum and Vigil in June 2020, the effort to dismantle systemic racism at…

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Pictured above: Nearly 50 years ago, students gathered for a demonstration on campus to push for academic reforms. In the foreground, Rolando Moreno, a M.E.Ch.A. leader, speaks to the assembled protestors. Early efforts to resist and overturn institutional racism at Palomar College focused on bringing minority and oppressed voices into a whitewashed curriculum. SAN MARCOS…

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