Message from the President and Provost


Farouk Dey, PhD President	Sharon Washington, PhD Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

We are delighted you have chosen Palo Alto University (PAU) to continue your educational journey. Here at PAU, you will receive an education dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of mental and behavioral health, meeting the broad range of needs and lived experiences in today’s world.

PAU and all of our programs, courses, and activities, are grounded in five values: Community, Compassion, Equity & Inclusion, Excellence & Integrity, and Innovation, which shape our distinctive culture internally while supporting our vision externally.

At Palo Alto University, we envision a world in which insight into human behavior improves well-being and contributes to just and caring communities. To accomplish this, we offer a high-quality, tailored, competitive education delivered by world-renowned faculty and instructors at the bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and post-graduate/professional levels, who are committed to your educational success.

Within these pages, you’ll find essential information about our departments, academic offerings, student experience, and community. Our programs—and the dedicated individuals who design, teach, and support them—reflect PAU’s shared commitment to our vision, mission, and values.

We encourage you to become familiar with the catalog to understand the academic requirements that help ensure you stay on track. If you want to learn more about PAU, please explore our website at https://www.paloaltou.edu, or stop by one of our campus locations to connect with the PAU community or access any of our admissions or support services.

We look forward to seeing you grow at Palo Alto University.

With PAU Pride,

Farouk Dey, PhD

President

Sharon J. Washington, PhD

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs