Representatives Recognized at White House

Representatives from Cal Poly Pomona and Pomona Unified School District are being recognized at the White House this week due to a partnership the institutions developed to help underprivileged Hispanic youths get into college.

The university has long had agreements with local community colleges that ease the path for such students, but S. Terri Gomez, interim associate dean for the College of Education and Integrative Studies, said more can be done.

“We know that if we really want to have an impact, we have to extend that pipeline to K-12 students,” she says. “We want to facilitate educational access, which will lead to economic mobility.” Read more.l