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Fight for Justice

Trending: #FightforJustice

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

From pounding the pavement to using hashtags, activists have found a new way to unite.

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A is for access

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

More than half of low-income children enter kindergarten unprepared. When early childhood education is missing, how can teachers fill in the gaps?

How have today’s families evolved?

Roundtable Q&A: The new American family

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

According to three Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) professionals from Pacific Oaks College, the expanded mindset of families and relationships have necessitated a notable evolution in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.

Flint, Michigan

A greater purpose

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

Alumna Denise Smith knew she wanted to do more to help children. The water crisis in her hometown of Flint, Michigan provided the chance to answer the call.

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Journey: 5 steps to a transformation

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

“Journey: 5 Steps to a Transformation” explores five steps to a transformation through realization, exploration, knowledge, action, and actualization. Susan Livingston is the alumna highlight for Voices Spring 2018 issue.

Lessons for Life

Lessons for life

April 24, 2018 @ 3:03 am

For nearly 75 years, young minds have been nurtured beneath the trees of Shady Lane. We asked four generations of alumni to share their favorite memories and lasting lessons from their time at the Children’s School.

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Follow the (modern) leader

May 17, 2017 @ 10:22 pm

As practices and priorities evolve to meet the demands of the modern business landscape, a new leadership model must also emerge. Leaders with the skills to bring together the bottom line with the common good will be increasingly important.  

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Excursion into empathy

May 17, 2017 @ 10:22 pm

Ten days abroad gave Pacific Oaks students a new perspective on the global immigration crisis and a new tool with which to practice their profession: compassion.

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Roundtable Q&A: Wearing intelligence on your sleeve

May 17, 2017 @ 10:22 pm

Put your emotions aside so you can think clearly” is common advice we still hear today. But another line of thinking has emerged in the last couple decades—that wisdom and clarity can also stem from having a positive and productive emotional investment in your family members, co-workers, projects, and yourself.

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How a helping hand created a humanitarian

May 10, 2017 @ 5:17 pm

Meet the Pacific Oaks College alumnus whose personal experience fleeing Vietnam as a child refugee inspired him to become a mentor and advocate for those experiencing homelessness.

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Global citizen

November 08, 2016 @ 10:22 pm

On November 22, 1963, a 13-year-old Patricia Breen woke up in Tokyo to news she would never forget. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. Within minutes, word spread across the globe—all the way to the American Embassy where her father was stationed.

Voices: Women in class

A few good families

November 08, 2016 @ 8:20 pm

Margie Young was an infant when her father, Robert “Bob” Young, got together with six local families in Pasadena to found a children’s school unlike any other. Her father was a Quaker. Some of the other families were not.

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