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As a senior at U.C. Berkeley, Tara Roach took Economics from Reich, the former U.S. Labor Secretary. When Palomar College brought him to Escondido last month, she was in the audience with her students. SAN MARCOS — When Robert Reich, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor, stepped onto the stage at the California Center for…

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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 U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich spoke about economic inequality and the…

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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 graduate began with a variety of difficulties—some obvious and some buried…

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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 an unforgettable class, to say the least. Standing in the stark…

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Nearly 30 years after graduating with the Palomar College Fire Academy’s first class, Ed Hadfield is back in North County as Chief of the Rincon Fire Department. SAN MARCOS — Ed Hadfield was among the first firefighters to graduate from the Palomar College Fire Academy when they walked across the stage for their diplomas in…

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Presenters and students speak out against division as the latest installment in a semiannual lecture series draws hundreds of participants less than two weeks before the national midterm elections. SAN MARCOS — In two days of talks covering history, economics, immigration, elections and more, experts from Palomar College and around the region gathered with students…

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Lawrence Hamilton Lawson is the recipient of Palomar’s 2018-19 Distinguished Full-Time Faculty Award. SAN MARCOS — When he is in the classroom, helping students launch into higher education by learning English, Lawrence Hamilton Lawson likes to say that “practice makes progress.” That’s because learning English as a Second Language (ESL), like acquiring any language, is…

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The 21-year-old Vista resident grew up helping his father on landscaping jobs. Today, with skills learned at Palomar College, he is pursuing a passion for working with his hands. SAN MARCOS — Misael Venancio came to Palomar College with a vague plan to study computer science. Less than three years later, he had not only…

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