{"id":11090,"date":"2025-05-08T09:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=11090"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:37:00","slug":"black-student-success-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/office-for-student-success\/black-student-success-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/office-for-student-success\/black-student-success-2\/bss-logo-1024x1024-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BSS-Logo-1024&amp;#215;1024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2.jpg\" alt=\"Black Student Success Logo\" class=\"wp-image-12302\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/BSS-Logo-1024x1024-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The A2MEND Conference was one of the most inspiring experiences of my life. I left feeling empowered to promote knowledge, wellness, and success in my community.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-BSS Student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Belong Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Find your community. Achieve your goals. 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