PALO ALTO, CA – Farouk Dey, a transformational leader in higher education and workforce development, has been appointed president of Palo Alto University (PAU), effective July 01, 2025. Guided by PAU’s vision to improve well-being through insight into human behavior, Dey is poised to advance PAU’s leadership in psychology and behavioral science education.
PALO ALTO, CA - Palo Alto University (PAU), a leading private, non-profit institution specializing in behavioral health education, today announced the launch of a national search for its fourth President. The search comes as PAU approaches its 50th anniversary, seeking a visionary leader to guide the institution to its next half-century of innovation and impact in behavioral health.
Palo Alto University announces the election of Mary Yang to its Board of Trustees. Yang is a strategy and corporate business development executive focused on growth acceleration and business model innovation for publicly traded global companies and emerging growth organizations.
Palo Alto, CA – Palo Alto University (PAU) will begin accepting applications for its new PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision program, the first residential program of its kind in Northern California, starting in September 2023 for the fall 2024 term.
Palo Alto, CA - Palo Alto University (PAU) today announced that Jeanine R. Hawk, MBA, EDD has been named Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Business Affairs, effective August 7, 2023. Hawk joins PAU from Holy Names University in Oakland, California, where she was Vice President of Finance and Administration.