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SAN MARCOS — The Palomar Community College District Governing Board officially hired their new president and superintendent Tuesday by approving a three-year contract with Star Rivera-Lacey. The board had announced plans to hire Rivera-Lacey on June 23. She is scheduled to begin her new job July 26. Her contract runs through June 30, 2024, with an annual base salary of $257,000. An Oceanside native and Fallbrook resident, Rivera-Lacey previously had been the assistant superintendent/vice pre...

SAN MARCOS — Former Palomar College Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services Star Rivera-Lacey is returning to lead the San Marcos school as superintendent/president. The Oceanside native and Fallbrook resident most recently has served as vice president of student services at the San Diego College of Continuing Education, the noncredit division of the San Diego Community College District, and said she has deep roots to the community college system. “The mission and visio...

California’s community colleges face a difficult path forward. Across the state, from San Diego to counties on the northern border, enrollments at many community colleges have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Systemwide, more than 260,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2020 compared to fall 2019, potentially threatening the long-term existence of some colleges unless they can dramatically turn things around, the system’s Board of Governors learned recently. The largest college sy...

Gov. Newsom wants schools, to reopen fully by fall; will they? April 9, 2021 Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week that school districts and the state’s 2- and 4-year colleges and universities should reopen to full in-person instruction after June 15. The California Department of Public Health announced the state would end the color-coded tier system that restricted business and school openings based on infection rates. The combined announcements would be a big step toward normalcy. We explore the...

Print “Exploring the Possibilities” is the theme of Palomar College’s third annual Community Showcase, a virtual report to the community. The showcase, presented by the Palomar College Foundation, takes place at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 27. The showcase is an hourlong celebration of student successes despite enormous challenges, and an opportunity for the community to hear from Palomar’s leadership. The event will be made available via Zoom, and will feature: highlights from the 2019-2020 academi...