Second HSI Grant Bolsters Support for Students
Four years after receiving a grant from the federal government as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), Pacific Oaks College has received a second grant to bolster its efforts.
Social Work Student Turns Personal Loss Into a Career Helping Others
Claudia Contreras recommitted herself to completing her degree in social work and combating addiction following the death of her daughter.
Social Work Students Put Learning Into Practice With Children’s School Internships
A new collaboration offers students hands-on training and an opportunity to help a community mend.
Socially Conscious Business Leaders
The new Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program teaches students what it takes to manage a successful business while enhancing their knowledge of how to build an organization from the ground up.
Teaching Tolerance by Example: Pasadena and the Pacific Oaks Children’s School
The founders of the Pacific Oaks Children’s School took a stand against injustice and for diversity. Nearly 80 years later, those values are affirmed each day.
The Bias You Don’t See
Implicit bias affects many facets of everyday life, especially in the workplace.
The Center for Community and Social Impact Puts Theory Into Action
Based at Pacific Oaks College, the center has expertise to address community concerns.
The invaluable lessons of service
For more than seven decades, Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School has fostered a culture of social justice through volunteerism and community service—extending its core values from the Pasadena community to as far as villages in South Africa.
The next generation social worker
In times of critical need—and now more than ever before—social workers remain present, finding creative ways to positively impact their communities.
Trending: #FightforJustice
From pounding the pavement to using hashtags, activists have found a new way to unite.
Under the microscope: Education in America
In America's schools, teachers know best. It's time we start listening to them.
