We are very proud to announce that the PhD Clinical Psychology Program at Palo Alto University has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award by the APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training II (CEMRRAT2) Task Force.

Per the award letter:

Palo Alto University would like to thank Mr. James Otieno for his dedication to us for the last two decades.  James has been a member of the Board of Trustees at PAU for 20 years and has chaired PAU’s board for the last seven years.  He will leave his position at the end of July 2017. 

Championing Diversity and Growth

Introducing new book, “CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents. A Clinician's Toolkit” by Palo Alto University’s Associate Professor, Associate Director for the Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Dr. Eduardo L. Bunge .  Dr.

By Heidi Mitchell June 23, 2017 10:11 a.m. ET   The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million people suffer from clinical depression world-wide.

Palo Alto University (PAU) celebrated the 36th commencement June 10th and 24th. Members of the Class of 2017, who numbered approximately 235, came to PAU from 24 states and 11 countries. 

Dr. Allen, Calvin, President Emeritus at Palo Alto University (PAU), has been named the 2017 recipient of the Tosney Award for Career Service in Higher Education by the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA). This prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Calvin for his 32 years of service during AAUA’s annual Leadership Seminar June 8-9, 2017 in New Orleans.

Margareth Del Cid, a student of Palo Alto University’s doctoral programs, has received the APA Minority Fellowship Program Award to help her pursue her educational and career goals of helping Latino immigrant youths and delinquency.   The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Predoctoral Fellowship is funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support the tr

Since January students, faculty and staff of Palo Alto University have donated over 150 coats in the One Warm Coat drive.    Lauren Simas, member of MA Counseling Honor Society, Chi Sigma Iota, coordinated the drive with One Warm Coat, a San Francisco non-profit organization. One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide anyone in need with a warm coat, free of charge.

The Center for Excellence in Diversity at Palo Alto University hosted its annual Excellence in Diversity Award Dinner at PAU on April 13, 2017.

Dr. June Klein, Palo Alto University's Vice President of Business Affairs, received the “Financial Executive of the Year” award in the category of Not-for-Profit Companies for the year of 2016/2017, by Financial Executives International (FEI) Silicon Valley Chapter.  Nominated by fellow members of FEI, June’s selection for this award was based on a number of factors, including her leadership within Palo Alto University and her outstanding achievements throughout her career.