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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As COVID-19 has changed business as usual, operations at Palmer Scholars is no different. Our Palmer Pathways program has had to be...