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2 days ago
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When There's a Why, There's a Way: Introducing our Annual Report

The past year has truly put our organization and the services we provide to the test. Our Scholars are underrepresented in all postsecond...

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6 days ago
1 min

Supporting Current Scholars through Recovery Corps

From adding a stipend for books and living expenses to opening an emergency fund, we have explored many avenues to supporting our Scholar...

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Nov 1
2 min

Palmer Scholars Welcomes 3 New Board Members

We are excited to announce that three leaders from our greater Pierce County community have officially joined the Palmer Scholars Board o...

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Oct 29
2 min

Palmer Pathways Scholars Progress

The Palmer Pathways program began in March 2020, at the start of the pandemic. Despite the challenges that COVID-19 brought, our five ful...

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Oct 26
2 min

Palmer Scholars Matches Mentors Virtually

On October 15th, Palmer Scholars brought the class of 2021 and their mentors together for the first time. While this annual event typical...

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Oct 14
6 min

Raise Your Voice: In Conversation with Jonathan Jackson of Palmer Scholars

This blog is a repost of an article originally posted by The Russell Family Foundation for their blog series, "Raise Your Voice." The ori...

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Sep 18
2 min

Palmer Scholars Hires Two Outreach and Recruitment Specialists

We are pleased to announce we have hired two current Scholars to lead our outreach and recruitment efforts for the coming application sea...

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Sep 16
2 min

Palmer Cares Supports Rising Freshmen for Momentous First Year

In 2018, Palmer Scholars piloted the Palmer Cares program, a two-pronged effort to ensure our Scholars feel supported in their postsecond...

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Aug 6
2 min

Class of 2020 Cohort Attend Final Postsecondary Readiness Training

On Wednesday, August 5th, our Class of 2020 cohort had their final Postsecondary Readiness Training. Like all events Palmer Scholars has ...

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Jul 1
2 min

Farrington Cador Joins Palmer Scholars Family

Farrington A. Cador is joining our team as the Director of Scholar Support. Farrington hails from Tacoma, WA and is a graduate of the Tac...

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Jun 20
2 min

Palmer Pathways Celebrates Graduates

They did it! Our Palmer Pathways graduates completed 100 hours of Postsecondary Readiness Training, the first step on their way to a fami...

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Jun 13
2 min

Palmer Scholars Alumni Support Current Scholars

Among the many aspects that go into choosing our Scholars each year, we especially value Scholars who have a commitment to service. Wheth...

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Jun 1
4 min

Palmer Scholars' Statement on Recent Racial Violence

I’m angry. I’m tired. I’m so very tired… Black people, and other people of color, are hurting. We’re angry. We’re tired. We’re so very ti...

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Apr 24
2 min

In the Words of a Scholar: Megan's Journey in Higher Education

Coming from a low-income family, pursuing a college education was always something I prioritized, but not something that always felt poss...

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Apr 22
3 min

Announcing the Peggy Palmer Award for Excellence in Mentoring

In 2019, to honor the life and legacy of Peggy Palmer, daughter of Merle Palmer, we awarded the inaugural Peggy Palmer Award for Excellen...

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Apr 21
1 min

Announcing the Willie Stewart Scholarship Recipient

The Willie Stewart Award was created to honor the decades of work and service of Willie Stewart. A retired educator and leader in our com...

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Apr 17
2 min

Announcing the Alfred & Mary Davis Community Scholarship

At the beginning of the year, we sat down with the very first Palmer Scholar. Before Palmer Scholars was a formal organization, Merle Pal...

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Apr 17
1 min

Palmer Scholar Khyree Named Forbes Under 30 Scholar

In October 2019, Scholar Khyree flew to Detroit for the Forbes Under 30 Scholars Summit. Khyree was selected as an Under 30 Scholar from ...

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Apr 15
1 min

Giving During a Global Pandemic

After Gov. Inslee first announced school closures, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier used his short time on screen to make an import...

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Apr 14
2 min

Palmer Cares Supports Continuing College Scholars

Two years ago, we started our Palmer Cares program. Palmer Cares is a two-pronged program aimed to better serve our Scholars once they he...

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