From Aug. 3 to Sept. 11, Pasadena City College presents a sampling of the varied and skillfull works of professor emeritus Norman Abbey. An opening reception will be held Aug. 21, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Throughout the many stages of his art career, Abbey has ex... More »
Once again God blessed Ramona Convent with a beautiful day for graduation. After all of the rehearsals and preparations, everything fell into place perfectly. Graduates walked down the aisle in the Rose Heath Garden in gorgeous white gowns on Saturday, May 30,... More »
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Brian McDonald has named Kathleen Sanchez as Chief Human Resources Officer and Bernadette Griggs as Chief Business Officer for the district. “Kathleen Sanchez and Bernadette Griggs are two very important members ... More »
Dr. Steve Seaford has accepted a new appointment to become the new Superintendent for Solvang School District. During the past seven years as assistant superintendent of instructional services, Seaford had been instrumental in leading the district’s transition... More »
On July 1, 2015, Doug Rees, the Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Chemistry, will begin serving as the new dean of graduate studies at Caltech. “Doug’s experience and concern with graduate education make him an ideal choice for dean of graduate studies. I a... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education provisionally appointed Adrienne Ann Mullen, Ed.D., to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the PUSD Board of Education at a Special Board meeting June 27. Mullen will serve out the remainder of the current... More »
In On the Road, Jack Kerouac wrote, “What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy ve... More »
Author John Steinbeck lauded the lush, Central California coastal lands as the “valley of the world.” And this summer, Pasadena City College students will have the chance to experience them firsthand and at the same time gain academic credit. Beginning this se... More »
For pregnant and parenting teens, celebrating a high school graduation can be a luxury rather than an expectation. Statistically, only half of women who have a child as a teenager will receive a high school diploma before the age of 22. Teen parents face much ... More »
On June 1, lifelong educator, previous TCS Education System (TCS Ed System) senior executive, and current provost of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School, Dr. Patricia A. Breen took the helm of an institution she fell in love with years ago, officially ass... More »
Caltech undergraduate and graduate students have collected an impressive array of awards this year, including three Fulbright grants, two Goldwater Scholarships, two Watson Fellowships, two Hertz Fellowships, a Soros Fellowship, a Marshall Scholarship, a Gates... More »
Pasadena Unified has disqualified two applicants from the group of eleven who submitted paperwork to fill the vacant seat on the District 3 Board of Education created by the resignation of Board Member Tyron Hampton after his election to the Pasadena City Coun... More »
