Office of the President

Letter from the President of Pacifica Dear Pacifica Alumni, Let me begin with warm wishes for 2021; may it bring peace and prosperity to all of you. We have just come through a year like none [...]

Pacifica Graduate Institute:  Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism At Pacifica Graduate Institute, we are deeply distressed and aggrieved by the senseless, on-going violence directed at black [...]

PGIAA President Harry Grammer – George Floyd Statement “The death of George Floyd in the wake of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean and hundreds of recent others is [...]

Graduate Education During a Pandemic   Dear Alumni, As many of you know, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a remarkably resilient institution blessed with a dedicated, flexible staff and [...]

Update from the President – COVID-19   Dear Pacifica Students, The last several weeks have been filled with growing anxiety with the disruptive impact of COVID-19 across the country. [...]

Dear Pacifica Graduates, It is with great regret that due to the current COVID-19 crisis Pacifica Graduate Institute, after careful deliberation, has decided against holding commencement [...]

Notice from the President re: Transition to Online From: Joseph Cambray <[email protected]> Date: March 13, 2020 at 12:03:00 PM PDT Subject: Notice from the President re: Transition to [...]

A Time for Community Over the past several months our nation has faced a series of traumatizing events: catastrophic storms and fires, social upheavals over injustice, exchanges of polarizing [...]

Dear Pacifica Community, This past week we have witnessed devastating weather along the coast of Texas brought by Hurricane Harvey.  The unparalleled rainfall has surpassed all records for a [...]